Nightly News   |  November 10, 2011

Nationals catcher kidnapped in Venezuela

A Major League Baseball player was kidnapped while home in his native Venezuela. Wilson Ramos is a 24-year-old catcher for the Washington Nationals who just finished his rookie season. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: As we mentioned a major league baseball player has been kidnapped while home in his native Venezuela . Wilson Ramos , the 24-year-old catcher for the Washington Nationals . He just finished his rookie season. He was kidnapped last night, taken away in an orange Chevy SUV , later found abandoned. So far his family has not received a ransom request or any other communication from the kidnappers. But Venezuelan authorities say they believe he is still alive.