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Ugueth Urbina talks to reporters as he is led through police headquarters after his arrest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Nov. 8, 2005.
Former Major League relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina, who last pitched in the majors in 2005 with the Phillies, was released from a Venezuelan prison after serving seven years of a 14-year sentence for attempted murder, according to multiple Spanish-language media outlets.
Months after his mother, Maura Josefina Villareal, was rescued by an elite Venezuelan anti-kidnapping unit in 2005, following a harrowing five-and-a-half month captivity, Urbina was involved in a violent episode on his sprawling Venezuelan property. Urbina allegedly doused several men with gasoline and set them on fire and hacked another with a machete.
The 38-year-old righthander was arrested and sent to prison at the Penitenciaría General de Venezuela (PGV) in San Juan de Los Morros, in the state of Guárico.
A Twitter account under Urbina’s name last posted a tweet on Oct. 10, praising the reelection of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
Urbina recorded 237 saves and was a member of the 2003 World Series champion Marlins, who defeated the Yankees in six games. He had four saves during that Marlins’ title run.
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