Venezuela rescues kidnapped ballplayer

Venezuelan police rescued Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on Nov. 11, two days after he was kidnapped, officials announced.

PHOENIX, AZ - JUNE 02: Wilson Ramos #3 of the Washington Nationals warms up on deck during the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 2, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Nationals defeated the Diamondbacks 6-1. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

A team of investigators prepare for the searching and tracking of Washington Nationals' catcher Wilson Ramos at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas, CICPC, station, in Valencia, Venezuela, Friday Nov 11, 2011. The 24-year-old player, who had just finished his rookie season, was just outside the front door of his home in the town of Santa Ines on Wednesday night when an SUV approached, armed men got out "and they took him away," said Ramos' agent, Gustavo Marcano. (AP Photo/Lexander Loiza)

Fans hold candles during a vigil for baseball player Wilson Ramos, catcher of the Washington Nationals, at the entrance of the Jose Bernardo Perez baseball stadium in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Ramos who had just finished his rookie season, was at his home entrance in the town of Santa Ines Wednesday night when he was kidnapped by four armed men on a SUV, according to his agent Gustavo Marcano. (AP Photo/Lexander Loiza)

A player of Venezuela's Aguilas de Zulia baseball team, wears a green ribbon on his left wrist to show support for Washington Nationals' catcher Wilson Ramos before the start of a match against 'Tiburones de la Guaira' in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Ramos who had just finished his rookie season, was at his home entrance in the town of Santa Ines Wednesday night when he was kidnapped by four armed men on a SUV, according to his agent Gustavo Marcano. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People stand outside the family house of kidnapped baseball player Wilson Ramos in Valencia

Relatives of kidnapped baseball player Wilson Ramos stand outside his family house in Valencia

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Wilson Ramos #3 of the Washington Nationals celebrates a walk off home run during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Nationals Park on June 21, 2011 in Washington DC. The Nationals won 6-5. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Wilson Ramos #3 of the Washington Nationals celebrates his walk off three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Seattle Mariners at Nationals Park on June 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos looks up from the dugout at the end of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in Washington, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The Reds won 2-1. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 12: Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies slides safe into home past the tag of Wilson Ramos #3 of the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on August 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Nationals won 4-2. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)