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In this Sept. 22, 2007, file pho-
to, Pittsburgh Pirates' Jose
Castillo reacts after swinging
for a strike against the Chi-
cago Cubs during a baseball
game in Chicago.
Associated Press
Jose Castillo,

Luis Valbuena

die in car
crash in

Venezuela

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ
Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)
— Former major league
players Luis Valbuena and
Jose Castillo were killed
in a car crash caused by
highway bandits who then
robbed them, officials said
Friday.
The 33-year-old Valbuena
and 37-year-old Castillo
died late Thursday when
their SUV crashed as it tried
to veer around an object
placed in the road, Yar-
acuy state Gov. Julio Leon
Heredia said on his Twitter
account.
He said four people have
been detained after being
found with property of the
athletes.
Valbuena and Castillo
were teammates on the
Cardenales de Lara team
in the Venezuelan winter
league and were return- Larkin scores in OT,
ing from a game in the
capital when the crash oc-
curred en route to the city Detroit edges Toronto 5-4
of Barquisimeto.
Third baseman Carlos
Rivero was in the car and Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin reacts after scoring in overtime NHL against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto on Thursday,
survived, according to the Dec. 6, 2018.
website beisbolplay. Associated Press
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