An unfortunate news has shocked the baseball environment in the Dominican Republic and around the world, as a young 14-year-old prospect died last Thursday, November 14.
The Dominican environment, Free Diary reported on the death of Ismael Ureña Pérez, 14 years old who He practiced with his two brothers in the Yordy Cabrera Baseball Academy, after he was injected with veterinary steroidswhich are usually used to improve the performance of horses, according to medical analysis.
Furthermore, two of Ismael’s brothers indicated that they had left with consequences such as tachycardia and visual impairment.
Given this, andhe National Baseball Commissioner of the Dominican Republic, Junior Noboa, and Judge Olga Diná Llaverías, head of the National Directorate of Boys, Girls, Adolescents and Families (Dinnaf), will open an investigation into the death of prospect Ismael Ureña Pérez, according to information from Diario Libre.
“This investigation will be opened to gather all the data that ended the dream of this prospect. Our duty is to ensure the healthy practice of baseball and we will bring to justice those responsible for causing this unfortunate event,” said Noboa.
What are the steroids you were injected with?
Bodedone, also known as “caballín” in the baseball subculture, is a steroid used for horses, but there is a version aimed at humans. It is the substance that has caused suspensions in the MLB to players of the stature of Jenrry Mejía, Abraham Almonte, Jorge Bonifacio, Francis Martes and Noelvi Marte.
Family has received threats
After what happened, the prospect’s family Ismael Ureña indicated that they have received death threats for having brought to light what happened at the pitching academy Yordy Cabrera, which is why they have decided to stay at home and not go out.
“As soon as Ismael died, we were afraid to tell our version of the events, we did not want what happened with my brother to come to light, for fear of threats,” said Joel Ureña, 21, the older brother of the deceased young man.
“We warn those people who are threatening us, we tell them that nothing can happen to us, that what we want is justice,” he added.
???? |#DLEvents|The family of prospect Ismael Ureña Pérez, who died after allegedly receiving horse substances in pitcher Yordy Cabrera’s program, faces death threats after revealing what happened, according to his older brother, Joel Ureña..… pic.twitter.com/e9Rb96bT2j
— Diario Libre (@DiarioLibre) November 17, 2024
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