Caracas, Venezuela-Washington catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped by militants Wednesday from his home in his native Venezuela.
Ramos, 24, was taken away in an SUV four armed men in Santa Ines Central Carabobo, doll Vilera, representative of the Venezuelan League team spectacle, said through its official Twitter account.
"It's sad, disturbing, and it is true that Ramos Wilson was kidnapped," she said. Ramos played winter ball with the Aragua Tigers.
She said at 6: 45 pm local time (2315 GMT) had been abducted rising star Major League Baseball and that the police were notified. Santa Inés is located about 150 kilometers (95 miles) West of the capital of Venezuela, Caracas.
Close person Ramos family, who asked not to call for security reasons, said that the catcher was at home with his father and brothers, when several people "entered the House and took him away".
"At this hour, there was no contact between the thief and the Ramos family, person said.
Ramos is considered one of the young citizens of building blocks as they try to become a contender in the National League East. As a rookie in 2011, he hit 15 homers and 267 with 52 RBIs in 113 games. He also threw out 19 67 runners trying to steal, 28 per cent of success, which took third place among National League skill trap.
Washington acquired Ramos from Minnesota in trade in July 2010. The twins got closer Matt Capps of stars in the transaction.
Representatives of the citizens did not react immediately to phone and email messages on Wednesday night.
In Venezuela, which is home to dozens of major league baseball players, families of wealthy sportsmen periodically targeted by thieves in the hope of a hefty ransom. This seems to be the first major league player's abduction. In November 2009, then 56-year-old mother of a former Big League Pitcher Victor Zambrano was rescued in a commando style operation "after three days the kidnapping.
Mother Zambrano was kidnapped nine days after his cousin, Richard Zambrano Mendes, was kidnapped and then killed. ZAMBRANO played for seven years until 2007, in the big leagues.
In June 2009, the Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba then 11-year-old son and brother-in-law were kidnapped and released a day later.
In early 2005, the mother of former pitcher Ugueth Urbina held more than five months in captivity until she was rescued at the beginning of 2005. Around this time in Brazil, including star strikers Robinho and Luis Fabiano were abducted mother five Brazilian soccer players.
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