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Wilson Ramos safe; Nationals catcher rescued after kidnapping
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2639488" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/1e/1eb9687848634f40128d17543d8cfae8/wilson_ramos_safe_nationals_catcher_rescued_after_kidnapping.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p></p> </p><p> Thank goodness <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8620/" target="_blank">Wilson Ramos</a> is OK.</p><p></p><p> About 50 hours after <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Wilson-Ramos-kidnapped-Nationals-catcher-missin?urn=mlb-wp26655" target="_blank">gunmen in his native Venezuela</a> kidnapped Ramos, the <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/was/" target="_blank">Washington Nationals</a> 24-year-old catcher, he was rescued and reportedly on his way back to his family. Check out a stunning (if a little blurry) <a href="http://lockerz.com/s/155399566" target="_blank">photo of Ramos</a> wearing a bullet-proof vest as authorities bring him home. Wow.</p><p></p><p> Rafael Rojas, reporting for <a href="http://www.vivacolorado.com/noticias/ci_19317517" target="_blank">Viva Colorado</a>, says that <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/rafaelrojasc/status/135202175235272706" target="_blank">three men are being detained</a> in connection with the kidnapping.</p><p></p><p> Reporter <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/wilson-ramos-rescued-safe-in-venezuela/2011/11/11/gIQALXElDN_blog.html#pagebreak" target="_blank">Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post</a> spoke with Ramos' agent, Gustavo Mercano, who said Venezuela's Interior Minister personally called the family with the news:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Ramos was freed in the mountains of Montalban in the state of Carabobo in central Venezuela, said the government's Communications Minister, Andres Izarra. The area is roughly 40 miles northwest of Valencia, where four gunmen abducted him Wednesday evening.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"It's a special moment for his family," Mercano said. "We're all happy. We're grateful."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In the background over the phone, Ramos' family could be heard chanting, "Wil-son! Wil-son!"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>When Ramos himself was finally able to call home, his mother, Maria Campos, relayed <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wilson-ramos-abduction-rampant-crime-in-venezuela-a-concern-for-ballplayers/2011/11/11/gIQAxkFiDN_story.html" target="_blank">what was said</a>: </p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">"Mama, I love you," she said he told her. "Mama — I'm good. They freed me. They rescued me."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"He's happy," Campos said. "Just like us."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Even though the Nationals are expected to be active in the free agent market this offseason, I can't imagine them getting better news. Even if Ramos wasn't one of the better young players in the majors — especially at his position — he's one of the family there. Here's a statement from <a href="http://districtsportspage.com/nats-catcher-wilson-ramos-is-free/1910" target="_blank">Nats' GM Mike Rizzo</a>.</p><p></p><p> For updates and more details, use Twitter to follow Rojas — <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/rafaelrojasc" target="_blank">@rafaelrojasc</a> — who has been on this story from the start.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><em>Follow Dave on Twitter — <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/answerdave" target="_blank">@AnswerDave</a> —</em><em> and engage the Stew <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BigLeagueStewYahoo" target="_blank">on Facebook</a></em></p><p></p><p> <strong>Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:</strong></p><p>• <a href="http://yhoo.it/uFScyK" target="_blank">What's Adrian Peterson doing with his millions?</a></p><p>• <a href="http://yhoo.it/sZxhkM" target="_blank">The five best MLB uniform changes in the last 20 years</a></p><p>• <a href="http://yhoo.it/u89Eqs" target="_blank">Does Kyle Busch's punishment fit the crime?</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2639488, member: 1"] [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/1e/1eb9687848634f40128d17543d8cfae8/wilson_ramos_safe_nationals_catcher_rescued_after_kidnapping.jpg[/IMG] </p> Thank goodness [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8620/"]Wilson Ramos[/URL] is OK. About 50 hours after [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Wilson-Ramos-kidnapped-Nationals-catcher-missin?urn=mlb-wp26655"]gunmen in his native Venezuela[/URL] kidnapped Ramos, the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/was/"]Washington Nationals[/URL] 24-year-old catcher, he was rescued and reportedly on his way back to his family. Check out a stunning (if a little blurry) [URL="http://lockerz.com/s/155399566"]photo of Ramos[/URL] wearing a bullet-proof vest as authorities bring him home. Wow. Rafael Rojas, reporting for [URL="http://www.vivacolorado.com/noticias/ci_19317517"]Viva Colorado[/URL], says that [URL="http://twitter.com/#!/rafaelrojasc/status/135202175235272706"]three men are being detained[/URL] in connection with the kidnapping. Reporter [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/wilson-ramos-rescued-safe-in-venezuela/2011/11/11/gIQALXElDN_blog.html#pagebreak"]Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post[/URL] spoke with Ramos' agent, Gustavo Mercano, who said Venezuela's Interior Minister personally called the family with the news: [INDENT]Ramos was freed in the mountains of Montalban in the state of Carabobo in central Venezuela, said the government's Communications Minister, Andres Izarra. The area is roughly 40 miles northwest of Valencia, where four gunmen abducted him Wednesday evening. [/INDENT] [INDENT]"It's a special moment for his family," Mercano said. "We're all happy. We're grateful." [/INDENT] [INDENT]In the background over the phone, Ramos' family could be heard chanting, "Wil-son! Wil-son!" [/INDENT] When Ramos himself was finally able to call home, his mother, Maria Campos, relayed [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wilson-ramos-abduction-rampant-crime-in-venezuela-a-concern-for-ballplayers/2011/11/11/gIQAxkFiDN_story.html"]what was said[/URL]: [INDENT]"Mama, I love you," she said he told her. "Mama — I'm good. They freed me. They rescued me." [/INDENT] [INDENT]"He's happy," Campos said. "Just like us." [/INDENT] Even though the Nationals are expected to be active in the free agent market this offseason, I can't imagine them getting better news. Even if Ramos wasn't one of the better young players in the majors — especially at his position — he's one of the family there. Here's a statement from [URL="http://districtsportspage.com/nats-catcher-wilson-ramos-is-free/1910"]Nats' GM Mike Rizzo[/URL]. For updates and more details, use Twitter to follow Rojas — [URL="http://twitter.com/#!/rafaelrojasc"]@rafaelrojasc[/URL] — who has been on this story from the start. [CENTER][I]Follow Dave on Twitter — [URL="http://twitter.com/#%21/answerdave"]@AnswerDave[/URL] —[/I][I] and engage the Stew [URL="http://www.facebook.com/BigLeagueStewYahoo"]on Facebook[/URL][/I][/CENTER] [B]Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:[/B] • [URL="http://yhoo.it/uFScyK"]What's Adrian Peterson doing with his millions?[/URL] • [URL="http://yhoo.it/sZxhkM"]The five best MLB uniform changes in the last 20 years[/URL] • [URL="http://yhoo.it/u89Eqs"]Does Kyle Busch's punishment fit the crime?[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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