Two former major league players died overnight in an auto accident:
NY Times
The former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo died on Thursday in a car crash in Venezuela, where they were playing for a winter league team.
Their Venezuelan club, Cardenales de Lara, confirmed the deaths of Valbuena, 33, and Castillo, 37. Both played for the team on Thursday before the crash.
According to news media accounts from Venezuela, the crash occurred in Yaracuy. Reports indicated the car they were in hit a rock before going off the road. Carlos Rivero, a teammate of Valbuena and Castillo who was also in the car, survived.
My thoughts go out to their family and friends.
Valbuena was a low batting average infielder, but with decent power, averaging 27 doubles and 18 home runs per 162 games. He hit .199/.253/.335 for the Angels this season before being let go. Castillo was also an infielder. He hit for a better average but did not get on base as well or hit for as much power as Valbuena. His last season in the majors was with the Astros in 2008.
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