This is sad. I hope they find him.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/11/nationals-catcher-wilson-ramos-reportedly-kidnapped-in-venezuela/1

By Steve Gardner, USA TODAY
Updated 29m ago

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By John Grieshop, AFP/Getty Images
Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in his home country of Venezuela.

Ramos, 24, was approached by four armed men near his home in Santa Ines and taken away in a car, according to El Nacional, a Venezuelan newspaper.

Ramos' Venezuelan winter league team, Tigres de Aragua, has also confirmed the kidnapping on Twitter.

"This is sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped," team spokeswoman Kathe Vilera said via Twitter.

According to the Associated Press, judicial police in Venezuela said the gunmen entered Ramos' home.

Several MLB players, including Nationals pitchers Colin Balester and Drew Storen, as well as Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino and Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain have also sent out messages of sympathy and support on Twitter.

The Nationals have not issued any official word on the kidnapping, but the club was planning to release a statement later this evening.

Ramos was acquired by the Nationals from the Minnesota Twins at the 2010 trade deadline for pitcher Matt Capps. He hit .267 in his first full season with the Nationals in 2011 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 113 games.

I'm not sure that anyone else here was following this, but they did find him on Friday. He was alive. Good news!