Yordano Ventura
Dominican baseball player (1991–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yordano Ventura Hernández (Spanish: [ɟʝoɾˈðano βenˈtuɾa]; June 3, 1991 – January 22, 2017) was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ventura made his MLB debut on September 17, 2013. Known as a power pitcher, his fastball topped out at 102 mph in his career.[1] He won the 2015 World Series with the Royals. On January 22, 2017, Ventura was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ventura and the second or maternal family name is Hernandez.
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Yordano Ventura | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1991-06-03)June 3, 1991 Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
Died: January 22, 2017(2017-01-22) (aged 25) Juan Adrián, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 2013, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 2016, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 38–31 |
Earned run average | 3.89 |
Strikeouts | 470 |
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