The world of Major League Baseball has been rocked by a series of unforeseen deaths over the past year. People weren’t prepared for the news that young Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura had crashed his jeep during a visit to his native Dominican Republic. It was made even worse learning that teammate Andy Martel actually died in a separate accident that same day.
The loss itself was bad enough, but new details continue to emerge from exactly what happened. Police are still trying to discover if alcohol was involved or not. Determining if it was will have a huge impact on whether the remaining $20 million owed in Ventura’s contract will be paid. Of course that will be given to the family he’s left behind.
What most people want to know is how exactly the accident came about and whether or not he was killed instantly. As it turns out, the worst of the worst may have happened.
