mo4ch:>Ex-MLB stars killed in highway bandit attack in Venezuela | Mo4ch News

Former Major League Baseball stars Jose Castillo and Luis Valbuena have been named as the victims of an ambush attack by bandits in Venezuela.The pair were driving to the city of Barquisimeto when they attempted to avoid an object in the road and crashed. Bandits then robbed the pair, officials said.Valbuena, 33, and Castillo, 37 were teammates for Cardenales de Lara, a team playing in the Venezuelan Winter League, and were heading home after a game.The news was relayed by Yaracuy state Governor Julio Leon Heredia.Local officials explained that the circumstances surrounding the incident were consistent with tactics employed by bandits in the region.They place or throw objects into the road to force cars to veer off the road or crash, then they approach the stricken vehicle and rob the occupants.Heredia confirmed that four suspects have been detained after being discovered in possession of the players' stolen property.According to local reports, another player, third baseman Carlos…