And you wonder why professional athletes carry guns?
I know if I were a recognizable target, I’d more than likely be strapped. Legally, of course, but c’mon…how easy is it to target a millionaire?
Before getting the cart too far in front of the horse…
Wilson Ramos, the catcher for the Washington Nationals, was playing some ball in the Venezuela Winter League, honing his skills for catching the phenom, Stephen Strasburg, come next season.
Last night, four armed men seized Ramos in his home, put him in an SUV and disappeared.
The kidnappers have not made contact with authorities or the Ramos family since they took him. It is supposed that they are attempting to score a big pay day via ransom, or directly from Ramos for his release.
The authorities involved in the case have located the vehicle that was used to kidnap the 24 year old, and they are vowing to rescue Ramos and capture the perpetrators.
If you follow baseball, as well as the players, you realize that this is nothing new for players returning to their homeland to spend time with family, while allowing their biggest fan bases to get a glimpse of them in action. Over the past several years, family members of three other MLB players have been kidnapped–the cousin of Victor Zambrano was killed after being kidnapped in 2009; Zambrano’s mother was also kidnapped before a special ops unit was able to retrieve her.
Because of the likelihood of such criminal activity, MLB players stroll with personal security, however, Ramos was at home with his father and brother without additional security.
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