Former Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba, now with the Texas Rangers, was suspended from Venezuela’s professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire.
Torrealba plays for the Caracas Lions when not playing in the majors.
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December 26, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended 66 games by the Venezuelan League on Monday for striking an umpire.
The suspension spans the remainder of this season and all of the next in the Venezuelan League.
Torrealba was ejected from a game after slapping an umpire in the mask while arguing at home plate.
The 33-year-old Torrealba struck out and then argued with...
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December 27, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was suspended Monday from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire.
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December 25, 2011
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December 26, 2011
Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended for 66 games -- the rest of this Venezuelan Winter League season and all of the next -- after striking umpire Dario Rivero Jr. on Friday while playing for Leones de Caracas.
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December 26, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was suspended from Venezuela’s professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire on Friday.
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December 27, 2011
When news from the winter leagues enters mainstream baseball coverage, you know its something big. A few days ago Yorvit got into an argument with an umpire. Events escalated and it ended with Yorvit butting hsi hands in the umpires face mask and striking him. Since that altercation, Torrealbla has issued an apology statement while the Venezuela [...]
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December 26, 2011
The Rangers catcher's physically expressed frustration at a prior strike call earned him 66 games in Venezuelan winter ball, which is the rest of this season and all of next. We wonder how broken up he is about it, considering his son was kidnapped in his home country a few years back, and the worst thing he's ever had to deal with in MLB...
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December 26, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire.
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December 26, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela's professional league for 66 games for striking an umpire Friday.
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December 26, 2011
Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba was arguing with the home-plate umpire Friday after striking out. He angrily put a hand on the umpire's mask and shoved him. He was then ejected.
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December 26, 2011
HBT: Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba will miss the rest of this Venezuelan Winter League season and all next (66 games) for attacking an ump.
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December 27, 2011
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (AP) - Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was suspended Monday from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire.Torrealba issued an apology, saying he was embarrassed about his argument with a home plate umpire after striking out Friday. He angrily put a hand on the ...
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December 27, 2011
In the News: Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was suspended Monday from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba issued an apology, saying he was embarrassed about his argument with a home plate umpire after striking out Friday. He angrily put a hand on the umpire's mask and shoved him. He was then ejected.
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December 28, 2011
Yea, this winter sucks, although the play of the local football teams has been nice, it’s not the same as baseball nearly everyday.
Yorvit Torrealba’s meltdown was kind of amusing, though, and sad. Also, heaven help us if Major League Baseball starts to go into sponsorship overload like the uniforms in Venezuela show.
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