Just over two years ago, Kansas City and the baseball world were stunned by the tragic news of the death of young pitcher Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. According to an article at the Kansas City Star today by Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian, his remaining estate, of which his five-year old daughter is the sole heir, has not been paid over the $20.25 million guaranteed to Ventura as part of his contract with the Royals.
Court documents filed in Jackson County show Ventura owed $2.6 million on a bank loan when he died on Jan.