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SPORTS Monday 23 January 2017

In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015,
file photo, Kansas City Royals
starting pitcher Yordano Ven-
tura reacts to a question dur-
ing a news conference before
Game 3 of the Major League
Baseball World Series against
the New York Mets in New
York.
Associated Press

Current, former
major leaguers
die in Dominican SUPER
crashes

EZEQUIEL LOPEZ BLANCO
Associated Press
SANTO DOMINGO, Domini- BIRDS
can Republic (AP) — Kan-
sas City Royals pitcher Yor-
dano Ventura and former
major leaguer Andy Marte
died in separate traffic ac-
cidents early Sunday in
their native Dominican Re-
public.
Highway patrol spokesman
Jacobo Mateo said Ventu-
ra died on a highway lead-
ing to the town of Juan
Adrian, about 40 miles (70
kilometers) northwest of Falcons give Georgia Dome fitting finale
Santo Domingo. He said
it was not clear if Ventura
was driving. with NFC Championship Game win
Metropolitan traffic au-
thorities said they had
opened an investigation
into the crash, as well as
that of Marte, who died
when the Mercedes Benz
he was driving hit a house Green Bay Packers’ Marwin Evans
breaks up a pass intended for Atlanta
along a road between San Falcons’ Aldrick Robinson during the
Francisco de Macoris and first half of the NFL football NFC cham-
Pimentel, about 95 miles pionship game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017,
(150 kilometers) north of in Atlanta.
the capital. Associated Press
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