sports.espn.go.com - 6/16/2009
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Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba felt the fear cut through him. His 11-year-old son was in the hands of kidnappers and he thought the boy was going to die.
msn.foxsports.com - 6/15/2009
denverpost.com - 6/15/2009
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Yorvit Torrealba thought his son was going to
die, the Rockies' catcher admitted in his first public...
comments about his son's abduction and return in Venezuela nearly two weeks ago. "I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy," Torrealba said at press ...
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Torrealba discusses son's capture and return - The ...
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Being A Parent, Being A Son
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight —
... from his home in Venezuela. The second occurred last week, when Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba's son was kidnapped from his home in Venezuela. In both cases, there was a baseball player on the other side of the abduction, a baseball player whose focus took an abrupt shift from baseball to being a parent, to being a son. Beyond the commonalities of both kidnappings taking place in Venezuela, a place where I have never visited but hear can be equal parts beautiful and terribly depressing, there is little to compare the two events. When Maura Villarreal, Urbina's mother, ...
Being a Parent, Being a Son
Dugout Central —
... from his home in Venezuela. The second occurred last week, when Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s son was kidnapped from his home in Venezuela. In both cases, there was a baseball player on the other side of the abduction, a baseball player whose focus took an abrupt shift from baseball to being a parent, to being a son. ...
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Holy Moly!
hardballtimes.com 6/4/2009 — Serious drama for Yorvit Torrealba and his family:
The 11-year-old son of Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba was rescued by police after he was kidnapped according to a newspaper in his home country of Venezuela.
Yorvit Eduardo and two of his uncles were reportedly kidnapped ...
Crisis Avoided
mlbnotebook.com 6/5/2009 — This happened yesterday , but it is still really important:
The 11-year-old son and brother-in-law of Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba were rescued by authorities in Venezuela after they were kidnapped and held for ransom, the team said. According to a Caracas, Venezuela newspaper, ...
Torrealba Heads Home
insidetherockies.com 6/2/2009 — Bellorin called up to replace Torrealba on roster.
Kidnapped son of Rockies' Torrealba rescued - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/4/2009 — HOUSTON Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba's nightmare is apparently over, his son safe and tension eased as he makes plans to fly his family to the United States after a kidnapping was resolved safely. His 11-year-old son, Yorvit Eduardo, and two of ...
Yorvit Torrealba's Son Rescued From Kidnappers [Mlb]
deadspin.com 6/5/2009 — The Colorado catcher's 11-year-old son and two of the boy's uncles were kidnapped in Venezuela, but escaped before any ransom was paid. The incident was kept quiet by police and MLB until it was resolved. (Safely, thank goodness.) [ Denver Post ]
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