Ex MLB players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo killed in an accident after their car struck a rock and veered off road in Venezuela
The players' deaths were confirmed by their club Cardenales de Lara, which said that both players were infielders in their team and had played a game on Thursday before the tragedy
Former major league baseball players 33-year-old Luis Valbuena and 37-year-old Jose Castillo were reportedly killed in a car crash in Venezuela on Thursday. Reports state that the players were playing at Yaracuay for a winter league team. The players' deaths were confirmed by their club, Cardenales de Lara, which said that both players were infielders in their team and that they played a game on Thursday before the tragic incident.
Venezuela media reported that the crash occurred in Yaracuay, with conflicting reports suggesting that their car either hit a rock or swerved to avoid a rock before going off the road.