Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in a car accident
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher was killed early Sunday morning during a car crash in his native Dominican Republic, according to several reports.
Ventura's agent confirmed the news to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Ventura was 25 years old.
Ventura had been a mainstay in the Royals' rotation the last three seasons, finishing sixth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2014. He won a World Series ring with the Royals in 2015.
Click through images of Yordano Ventura:
El Caribe in the Dominican Republic posted photos that are reportedly of the vehicle that Ventura was in.
Fallece persona en accidente de vehículo de Yordano Ventura;investigan si se trata del pelotero https://t.co/bbTGTe82P5 por @Ivanarmandofpic.twitter.com/udMXiG2H1J
— El Caribe (@ElCaribeRD) January 22, 2017
Confirman es Yordano Ventura el de trágico accidente; es segundo pelotero que muere este domingo https://t.co/dTY6drsrZP por @Ivanarmandofpic.twitter.com/T372ENHr2q
— El Caribe (@ElCaribeRD) January 22, 2017