Salvador Pérez Injured In WBC Home-Plate Collision

The Royals’ backup catcher crushed the Royals’ starting catcher in a play at the plate tonight. In the bottom of the 9th of the World Baseball Classic game in Mexico, Drew Butera, playing for team Italy, collided with Salvador Pérez, guarding home for Team Venezuela, as he tried to score the winning run.

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Yordano Ventura's Toxicology Report Will Not Be Made Public

Three weeks ago, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that the fate of the $20 million left on Yordano Ventura’s contract would depend on whether he was legally drunk when he died in a car crash last month. A clause in the Kansas City Royals pitcher’s contract noted that payment would be invalidated if he died or was…

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Report: The Fate Of Yordano Ventura's $20 Million Depends On Whether He Was Legally Drunk

It feels almost meaningless to discuss the money still remaining on the contract of Yordano Ventura, the 25-year-old Royals pitcher who was killed in a one-car crash early Sunday in his native Dominican Republic. But it’s obviously not meaningless to his family, which would be in line to receive the money—pending the…

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