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Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura killed in car crash

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Yordano Ventura, a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball said on Sunday. He was 25. The Royals said in a statement posted on Twitter that the accident occurred on Saturday night, and no further details were immediately available. (Reporting by Letitia Stein; Editing by Paul Simao)