Kelvin Herrera angry with police after robbery at Dominican home
If Kelvin Herrera’s mind isn’t entirely on baseball at this early stage of spring training, it’s more than understandable. As Herrera himself revealed in a tweet on Friday, his home in Tenares, Dominican Republic was robbed this past January while his family was away. And the main reason it’s still fresh in his mind is because they’ve yet to receive justice or closure.
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According to Herrera, all of his valuables were missing upon returning home. That included his American League championship ring from 2014, his World Baseball Classic ring from 2013 and many others he’s earned throughout his baseball career.
In a bizarre twist though, three of those rings, including the ALCS and WBC rings, were unceremoniously returned a short time later when the criminals tossed them back into his yard. Herrera believes that’s because his name was engraved on the rings, making it difficult for the thieves to sell them.
The whole ordeal is one Herrera and his family would prefer to put behind them. Unfortunately, that has become impossible, because Herrera feels the local police have not handled the case with any urgency. That was a big part of his message on Friday, which was tweeted in Spanish.
The first paragraph covers what was lost in the robbery. The second covers Herrera’s dissatisfaction with authorities, Here’s the translation, courtesy of MLB.com.
“Two months later, the Police of Tenares, the town where I was born and which I’ve never turned my back on, has done absolutely nothing. They don’t have any clues or a suspect and it’s a frustrating situation. Through this message I call on the authorities, especially Mayor Ermes Rodriguez and the Director of the Municipal Police, Martin Almonte, to wake up and help stop crime.”
When speaking to the baseball media on Friday, Herrera added.
Whether there’s any truth to that is unknown, but the frustration is understandable. It’s one of those situations where it’s difficult to rest with any comfort until there’s some sort of resolution.
In the meantime, the 26-year-old has to move forward as best he can. He has not appeared in any of Kansas City’s three Cactus League games this spring. He’s a veteran now, having appeared in 279 games over five big league seasons, so he’s on a different path of preparation. That’s especially true coming off Kansas City’s back-to-back trips to the World Series.
And speaking of that, Herrera’s jewelry collection is about to get much more valuable. He’ll receive his 2015 World Series championship ring during Kansas City’s season-opening rematch against the New York Mets.
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