Reports: Former MLB players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo slaughtered in pile up in Venezuela .
Venezuelan news outlets El Emergente and Meridiano provided details regarding the mishap. The Houston Chronicle's Chandler Rome, who covers Valbuena's previous group the Astros, affirmed the reports in the US .
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Valbuena, 33, and Castillo, 37, were playing winter ball in Venezuela and were partners on the Cardenales de Lara, as indicated by The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. Jeff Fletcher from the Orange County Register additionally checked the report and said their vehicle hit a stone and went off the street. They were going after an amusement. Carlos Rivero, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks quickly in 2014, was driving the vehicle, as indicated by The Register, however endure the mishap.
Valbuena began his MLB profession in 2008 with the Seattle Mariners. Amid his 11-year vocation, he likewise played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. Valbuena's best season came in 2016, when he hit .260/.357/.459, with 13 grand slams, in 342 plate appearances. Valbuena went through 2018 with the Angels. He played his last diversion with the group in August and was a free specialist.
Castillo burned through five seasons in the majors. He played four years with the Pirates and split his last season between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros. Castillo's last season in the majors came in 2008. He left the amusement with a .254/.296/.370 cut line. Most as of late, he'd been playing proficient baseball in Japan.
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