Yordano Ventura killed in car accident

[OnTheWarpath15]

#Royals pitcher @YordanoVentura Dead at 25 after fatal car accident earlier today, confirmed by #Dominican police force. Terrible news. #MLB

— Cristian Moreno|ESPN (@CristianMorenoD) January 22, 2017

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Lack of seat belt culture/regulation is probably a big factor as well. I know just from driving around MX that a post is considered a stop sign. Not a post with a sign, but any ol post. I blew through many before someone clued me in.

interesting and I would probably be dead if I drove down there.

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by cabletech94

cross thread humor (attempt)

I actually shed a tear for Yordano this morning, however I am a sucker for cross thread humor.

[lewdog]

While it's tragic, it's also senseless.

These guys need a reality check about drinking and driving. If your buddy does it and dies, the last thing you should be doing is repeating the same.

Sad day for Royals fan.

[Bufkin]

Thank God he didn't kill anybody else.

Are there compensatory picks in MLB?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

If the part about being under the influence is true, it's even worse. I hate seeing someone throwing a life away, especially since I deal with what I deal with daily. 25 years old, pitching in the Majors, then dying from something entirely avoidable... it makes me so sad.

We Cardinal fans know this story all too well. Young star with a future in front of him dies because of horrible and preventable decisions.

It really hit me hard. The lost potential just thrown away.

Sorry Royals fans.

[ping2000]

I drove in Ecuador once. All traffic laws are merely suggestions. Missing signs, crappy roads. Never again. Barely survived. Third world driving is Russian roulette.

[bricks]

Very sorry to hear about this loss.

So sad. RIP Yordano. God bless you.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by ping2000

I drove in Ecuador once. All traffic laws are merely suggestions. Missing signs, crappy roads. Never again. Barely survived. Third world driving is Russian roulette.

In some countries, drunk driving also doesn't have the stigma that it does here. While I was abroad our driver stopped the van over at a local market so we could go to the bathroom. I saw him throwing down shots and knew the last few hours of the trip were going to be an adventure.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by lewdog

While it's tragic, it's also senseless.

These guys need a reality check about drinking and driving. If your buddy does it and dies, that last thing you should be doing is repeating the same.

Sad day for Royals fan.

I'd like to think that the deaths of Jose Fernandez and Ventura would spur some self-reflection and behavior modification among other players, but I'm not optimistic.

[WhitiE]

Damn this shit is sad

[Chiefs Pantalones]

I'm not too shocked by this. When I saw Ventura's instagram videos of himself doing cocaine (and there were syringes all over the coffee table) a few months before the 2015 season you just knew it wouldn't be too long. So sad. You can't help anyone that doesn't want it.

He didn't seem too bright. People told him in the comments that everyone can see these videos. There were like 3 of them. He posted that wide eyed emoji and they were deleted shortly after that. Dumb kid. It's too bad.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones

I'm not too shocked by this. When I saw Ventura's instagram videos of himself doing cocaine (and there were syringes all over the coffee table) a few months before the 2015 season you just knew it wouldn't be too long. So sad. You can't help anyone that doesn't want it.

He didn't seem too bright. People told him in the comments that everyone can see these videos. There were like 3 of them. He posted that wide eyed emoji and they were deleted shortly after that. Dumb kid. It's too bad.

huh?

[PunkinDrublic]

I know he had a lot of maturity issues. I laughed when deadspin posted that article calling him an honory little shit. There was a part of me that loved it when he would give a **** you stare down to an opposing batters. Yordano had some great postseason performances that more talented and better paid pitchers never see in their entire career.

[tk13]

This is just heartbreaking. He had such a bright future ahead of him. I always thought once he got into his late 20's he was going to be a real force. Just terrible.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

I know he had a lot of maturity issues. I laughed when deadspin posted that article calling him an honory little shit. There was a part of me that loved it when he would give a **** you stare down to an opposing batters. Yordano had some great postseason performances that more talented and better paid pitchers never see in their entire career.

For all of his talk, he backed it up by taking on Machado last year. A part of me, deep down, down below all of the annoyance I had for him at that time, admired him for not running away.