Wilson Ramos sure sounds like one lucky guy — not only did he survive being the first Major League Baseball player to be kidnapped in Venezuela, Nationals doctors apparently discovered the promising catcher in “terrific” shape.
Reports Adam Kilgore:
Ramos came to Nationals Park to visit with Nationals team doctors and, in a larger sense, to find another layer of closure for his harrowing kidnapping. Rizzo called a small news conference today with Ramos “an exclamation point, finality to the incident. We’re happy it’s in our past.”
The doctors found Ramos in “terrific” shape, Rizzo said. Ramos issued a brief statement to reporters, thanking fans who prayed for him and held a vigil outside the park last Friday night. He will return to Venezuela and plans to begin playing in Venezuela winter league games Tuesday. He intends to return behind the plate for the Nationals, still one of the best young catchers in baseball and brightest pieces of the Nationals future.
“See you in spring training,” Ramos said.
To date, eight people have been brought into custody in connection with Ramos’ abduction at gunpoint.