Current, Former Major Leaguers Die In Dominican Crashes
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (KDKA/AP) - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte both have died in separate traffic accidents.
Highway patrol spokesman Jacobo Mateo says Ventura died on a highway leading to the town of Juan Adrian, about 40 miles (70 kilometers) northwest of Santo Domingo. He says it's not clear if Ventura was driving.
Metropolitan traffic authorities say Marte died when a car he was driving hit a house along a road between San Francisco de Macoris and Pimentel, about 95 miles (150 kilometers) north of the capital.
Marte was signed to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010.
Many Pirates players expressed their condolences on Twitter.
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