List of Famous people born in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic

Yordano Jose Ventura

First Name Yordano

Born on June 3, 1991

Died on January 22, 2017 (aged 25)

Born in Dominican Republic, Samaná Province

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Yordano Ventura Hernández was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ventura made his MLB debut on September 17, 2013. Known as a power pitcher, his fastball topped out at 102 mph in his career. He won the 2015 World Series with the Royals. On January 22, 2017, Ventura was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.

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Fernando Rodney

First Name Fernando

Last Name Rodney

Born on March 18, 1977 (age 49)

Born in Dominican Republic, Samaná Province

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Fernando Rodney is a Dominican–American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals.

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Lisalverto Bonilla

First Name Lisalverto

Born on June 18, 1990 (age 36)

Born in Dominican Republic, Samaná Province

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Lisalverto Bonilla is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in the CPBL for the Rakuten Monkeys.

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