PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 3: Starting pitcher Yordano Ventura #30 of the Kansas City Royals during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 3, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 7-2. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
Over this past weekend on Jan. 22, the Major League Baseball community endured two tragedies. Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in a car accident, as was former major league infielder Andy Marte. While the crashes were separate scenes, both took place in the Dominican Republic, an unpleasantly popular site for such incidents.