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MLB suffers tragedy as Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte killed in car crashes, MLB
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Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, former MLB player Andy Marte killed in separate car crashes in Dominican Republic – New York Daily News
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Royals' Rene Francisco mourns Yordano Ventura
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Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, 25, killed in car crash in Dominican Republic
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Yordano Ventura: Remembering the young Royals pitcher - Sports Illustrated
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Baseball community mourns loss of Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte
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Some notable deaths of active pro baseball players
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Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura dies in crash
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Former major leaguer Andy Marte killed in car accident at age 33
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Carlos Martinez honored Oscar Taveras and Yordano Ventura with pregame ritual
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Yordano Ventura was the starting pitcher in Andy Marte's final MLB game