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Police Arrest Four People Suspected of Robbing Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo in Fatal Crash

Police have arrested four people suspected of robbing former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena and former Pirates second baseman José Castillo after the two players were killed in a car crash in Venezuela early Friday morning.

According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities believe Valbuena and Castillo, along with two passengers who survived, may have been targets of criminal behavior by groups in Venezuela who are known for throwing rocks onto roadways to disable cars and rob the occupants. Julio León Heredia, the governor of Yaracuy in Venezuela, said the four suspects arrested by police were found with Valbuena's and Castillo's perosnal belongings.