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Yordano Ventura Among Many MLB Players Lost Too Soon
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Yordano Ventura laid to rest - NBC Sports
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With a heavy heart, Royals' Yordano Ventura takes loss in 7-2 defeat to Indians
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Seven Yordano Ventura moments we'll never forget
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Yordano Ventura, Kansas City Royals pitcher, dies at age 25 in vehicle crash in Dominican Republic
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Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura killed in crash
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Current, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes
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Yordano Ventura's inner fire was both his blessing and his curse
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Two baseball players die in crashes in Dominican - The Boston Globe
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Yordano Ventura represented the best and worst of baseball's culture - NBC Sports
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Ortiz: Players should heed advice of Ventura's grieving mother
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Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, 25, killed in car crash in Dominican Republic