Nationals Catcher Kidnapped

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[url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/page/WAS"]Nationals[/url] catcher [url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/1654347"]Wilson Ramos[/url] has been kidnapped, the [i]Denver Post[/i]'s bilingual website, [url="http://twitter.com/#%21/rafaelrojasc/status/134429166186668032"]VivaColorado.com[/url], reports, with other media sources corroborating the news.

According to [url="http://www.el-nacional.com/noticia/9055/17/Secuestran-en-Valencia-al-grandeliga-Wilson-Ramos.html"][i]El Nacional[/i][/url], Ramos was approached by four gunmen outside his home and taken away. A source said that the kidnappers have yet to contact the family, but [i]El Universal[/i] says the "Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations" arm of the government has already set up operations at Ramos' home.

[i]El Universal[/i] adds that Ramos was taken away in a green car.

Ramos hails from Venezuela, where there is a significant problem with kidnapping. Generally, these crimes are for money and Ramos was a logical target, given that his success in the majors earned him the right to a league-minimum contract, which was $414,500 in 2011. That's a lot of money to most people, especially in Venezuela.

The 24-year-old just completed his rookie season with Washington, hitting .267/.334/.445 in 435 plate appearances, slugging 15 homers. The righty supplanted [url="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/8027"]Ivan Rodriguez[/url] as the starting catcher early on and is expected to start at catcher next season.

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[url="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-venezuela-ramos-abducted"]Rescued[/url]

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Yeah...time to move to the US, bub