We’ll never forget the scary kidnapping ordeal Wilson Ramos went through in his native Venezuela towards the end of 2011. Thankfully, the Washington Nationals catcher was found unharmed and rescued in short order, allowing him to return to his family and the rest of us to breathe a sigh of relief.
Unfortunately, massive security issues still exist in Venezuela. Crazy people are still out there trying to take advantage of those vulnerabilities, and over the weekend the family of Detroit Tigers pitcher Brayan Villarreal found themselves as targets of another armed kidnapping attempt.
Tom Gage of the Detroit News confirmed and reported the news this afternoon. And we're happy say to Villerreal's family survived the attempt unharmed and are currently safe.
The Tigers confirmed Sunday that the family of relief pitcher Brayan Villarreal was the target of an unsuccessful armed kidnapping on Friday night in Venezuela.
No members of Villarreal's family were harmed, however, and the incident won't require him to leave spring training.
We don’t have any details beyond what Gage reported this afternoon. Honestly, I don’t think we need any either. This is a very scary situation with a happy ending and we're just thankful Villarreal's family is safe.
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