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Yordano Ventura, a young pitcher for the Kansas City Royals who pumped fast balls to the plate exceeding triple digits, was killed in a car crash Saturday in the Dominican Republic. He was 25.
The Royals confirmed his death:
https://twitter.com/Swanee54/status/823208229647880193
RELATED: Former top baseball prospect killed in car crash.
The photos of the crash are heartbreaking.
https://twitter.com/Jacobommoquete/status/823193264346042368
https://twitter.com/Jacobommoquete/status/823186094023995393
Yordano broke into the big leagues with the Royals in 2013 and was 38-31 with a 3.89 ERA. He was a key member of pitching staff that carried the Royals to World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015.
https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/823220039516061696
It's the second young pitcher who has died under tragic circumstances in the last few month. Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident in late September.
Tragically, former major leaguer Andy Marte, at just 33, was killed in a separate crash on Saturday in the Dominican Republic.
