Yordano Ventura

Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (died 2017)

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Born: June 3, 1991
Died: January 22, 2017
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1991

About Yordano Ventura

Yordano Ventura Hernández (Spanish: [ɟʝoɾˈðano βenˈtuɾa]; June 3, 1991 – January 22, 2017) was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ventura made his MLB debut on September 17, 2013. Known as a power pitcher, his fastball topped out at 102 miles per hour (164 km/h) in his career. He won the 2015 World Series with the Royals. On January 22, 2017, Ventura was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. == Early life == Ventura was born in Samaná, Dominican Republic, in 1991. He was raised in Las Terrenas. After quitting school at the age of 14, he worked in construction until joining a baseball academy run by the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. == Professional career == === Minor leagues (2008–2013) === Ventura signed with the Royals as an international free agent on October 8, 2008, receiving a $28,000 signing bonus. He spent the next 18 months training at the Royals' academy.

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Career and life highlights

In 19 games started for the Cougars, Ventura had a 4–6 win–loss record and a 4.27 earned run average (ERA) with 88 strikeouts in 84+1⁄3 innings pitched.
During spring training in 2014, Ventura won the final spot in the Royals' starting rotation over Danny Duffy.
He started the second game of the 2014 American League Division Series (ALDS) between the Royals and Angels on October 3, 2014, pitching seven innings and giving up one run, in a game the Royals won 4–1 over the Angels.

Yordano Ventura timeline

2013Ventura made his MLB debut on September 17, 2013.
2014During spring training in 2014, Ventura won the final spot in the Royals' starting rotation over Danny Duffy.
2014He started the second game of the 2014 American League Division Series (ALDS) between the Royals and Angels on October 3, 2014, pitching seven innings and giving up one run, in a game the Royals won 4–1 over the Angels.
2015He won the 2015 World Series with the Royals.

The world when Yordano Ventura was born

Yordano Ventura was born in 1991. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1991

#1 song"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
Top movieThe Silence of the Lambs
Top TV showCheers
Best-selling bookScarlett – Alexandra Ripley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan wins his first NBA Championship
Top headlineSoviet Union dissolves
Technology milestoneFirst website goes live (info.cern.ch)
Defining fadGrunge music
Notable inventionSuper Nintendo (SNES)
World population5.37 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population252.2M

1991 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yordano Ventura's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1991	2026
Gas	$1.14	$3.45/gal
Average home	$99,700	$435,000
Average income	$35,945	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.21	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	252.2M	341 million

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