Washington Nationals Pitcher, Wilson Ramos, was abducted over 36 hours ago in Venezuela - Still no contact from kidnappers

Wilson Ramos was signing an autograph when kidnappers forced him into vehicle

FIRST POST, 8:00 a.m. More than 36 hours after four gunmen abducted Wilson Ramos, the kidnappers have still made no contact with the Ramos family,which remains grasping for any information and for any hope it can muster.


“Another long night waiting,” family friend and spokeswoman Marfa Mata wrote this morning on Twitter. “Not a message or call about Wilson. Keep praying.”

The story has gripped Venezuela, with people having gathered to pray outside Ramos’s modest home in the Santa Ines region of Valencia. On the cover of the newspaper Diario, there is an enormous photograph of Ramos in his catching gear and Nationals uniform under the headline, “Venezulea requests the freedom of major leaguer Wilson Ramos.”

Supporters in Washington have organized a candlelight vigil outside Nationals Park tonight at 6 p.m. One fan created a Web site,FreeWilsonRamos.com.