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Venezuelan Information Minister Andres Izarra posted on his Twitter account that Washington Nationals' catcher Wilson Ramos has been rescued thanks to a "rescue operation by air" conducted by police and National Guard commandos. Three men, including one from Colombia who is "linked to paramilitary groups and to kidnapping groups," were arrested for the abduction. Glad to hear that he's safe!

Conger is starting behind the plate today. Mathis is the DH. Just Kidding. Mathis is mercifully on the bench.

Nice article for the Wall Street Journal by Dave Cameron. Here's a nice quote: "Over the last five years, the percentage of runners thrown out on the bases only has a .15 correlation with run prevention, which suggests there's almost no impact on a team's chances of winning (a correlation of 1 represents a direct relationship, whereas 0.0 shows there's no relationship at all).... So don't worry if your team's catcher throws to second like a nine-year-old. The best way to stop the opposing team from scoring is to avoid putting runners on base in the first place."