Yordano Ventura grew up in the Dominican Republic idolizing former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez.
On Sunday, following the death of the Royals pitcher, Martinez took to Twitter to express condolences.
“Another one of mine, another one of our own, another one of baseball’s,” he tweeted in Spanish. “So little to say, so much pain to process. Rest in peace, son, you have broken our hearts.”
Uno más de los míos, de los nuestros, del béisbol. Poco que decir, mucho dolor que digerir. Descansa en paz mijo, nos has roto el .