Yordano Ventura Hernandez was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
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22 Facts About Yordano Ventura
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On January 22,2017, Ventura was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.
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Yordano Ventura signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2008, receiving a $28,000 signing bonus.
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Yordano Ventura spent the next 18 months training at the Royals' academy.
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Yordano Ventura played for the Kane County Cougars of the Class A Midwest League in 2011.
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Yordano Ventura began the 2012 season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and was named to appear in both the Carolina-California League All-Star Game and the All-Star Futures Game.
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Yordano Ventura was again named to the World Team's roster for the All-Star Futures Game.
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Yordano Ventura was named Royals' 2013 co-Minor League Player of the Year with pitcher Lane Adams.
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Yordano Ventura pitched for the Royals instead of pitching for the Storm Chasers in the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game against the Durham Bulls of the International League.
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Yordano Ventura led all major league pitchers with an average fastball velocity of 96.
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Yordano Ventura gave up the lead in the fifth inning, but the Royals rallied to score seven runs off the Houston bullpen.
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Two days later, Yordano Ventura was fined an undisclosed amount and suspended nine games.
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Yordano Ventura threw a fastball topping out at 102 miles per hour.
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Yordano Ventura married Maria del Pilar Sangiovanni before the 2016 season.
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On January 22,2017 at age 25, Yordano Ventura died in a car crash in Juan Adrian, the Dominican Republic.
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Yordano Ventura lost control of his Jeep Wrangler, which flipped over on a curved road.
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Yordano Ventura was thrown out of the vehicle and was presumed dead by the time the authorities arrived.
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Yordano Ventura, who in the Dominican Republic was a member of the Aguilas Cibaenas, died the same day as teammate and Major leaguer, Andy Marte, who was killed in a separate car crash in the Dominican Republic at the age of 33.
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Yordano Ventura had about $20 million outstanding on his Royals contract; how that money was disbursed was dependent on an official toxicology report that was not a matter of public record.
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Royals honored Yordano Ventura by wearing patches that read "ACE 30" on their uniforms for the 2017 season.
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