February 19, 200521 yr http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=tige...ov=st&type=lgns Report: Urbina's mother found alive in Venezuela February 18, 2005 PHOENIX (Ticker) - The mother of Ugueth Urbina was found alive Friday in Bolivar, Venezuela, two sources close to the Detroit Tigers reliever told ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago. Maura Villarreal, 54, was found alive and well but dehydrated by local authorities. She was abducted from the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela by what was believed to be four men on September 1 and Urbina left the team shortly thereafter to deal with the issue. After initially demanding $15 million from Urbina, the kidnappers had lowered their demands to $3 million in January. Urbina, 31, had 21 saves in 24 opportunities along with a 4-6 record and 4.50 ERA with the Tigers before leaving. He signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2005 with Detroit in March 2004 after not being able to come to terms on a deal with the Florida Marlins. The righthander split the 2003 season with the Texas Rangers and Marlins. Urbina had two saves in the National League Championship Series, when the Marlins rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs in seven games. Urbina also saved two games in the World Series, when the Marlins beat the New York Yankees in six games for the franchise's second championship. The emotional Urbina, who often pumps his fist after recording key outs, has 264 career saves in 502 appearances with Montreal, Boston, Texas, Florida and Detroit.
February 19, 200521 yr So, if they "found" her alive, I assume that he paid then...? Time to bring her up to Detroit. :headshake
February 19, 200521 yr QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 18, 2005 -> 10:59 PM) So, if they "found" her alive, I assume that he paid then...? Time to bring her up to Detroit. :headshake according to this article their was a raid. I guess no pay out. http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story.asp?ID=11...amp;hubName=mlb
February 19, 200521 yr QUOTE(rangercal @ Feb 19, 2005 -> 01:31 PM) according to this article their was a raid. I guess no pay out. http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story.asp?ID=11...amp;hubName=mlb Yeah, I'm hearing reports that the raid involved a shoot-out, one of the kidnappers was killed
February 19, 200521 yr QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Feb 19, 2005 -> 09:43 PM) This is very good news. Understatement of the year. Having a family member kidnapped = unspeakably terrible
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