Former MLB All-Star Francisco Cordero robbed at gunpoint in Dominican Republic: reports

Former MLB person Francisco Cordero was robbed astatine gunpoint extracurricular a market store successful the Dominican Republic past week successful what helium believes was a targeted attack, according to reports. 

The incidental captured connected surveillance footage showed the infinitesimal the 49-year-old erstwhile pitcher was robbed of what appeared to beryllium a concatenation portion helium sat with others gathered astir a array extracurricular a market store Friday, according to El Nuevo Diario.

Texas Rangers pitcher Francisco Cordero replaced reliever Akinori Otsuka successful the ninth inning arsenic the Rangers defeated the Royals 4-2 astatine Kauffman Stadium successful Kansas City, Mo.   (Denny Medley/USA Today Sports)

The footage, shared connected social media, shows 2 masked individuals pulling up to the store connected a motorcycle. 

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One of the suspects gets disconnected the motorcycle and instantly charges toward Cordero with a weapon pointed astatine him. Cordero tin beryllium seen raising his arms arsenic the masked thief appears to drawback a concatenation from his neck.

The fishy returns to the motorcycle, but not earlier tripping connected different motorcycle portion attempting to flee. 

Cordero told Dominican Republic outlet N Digital helium does not judge the onslaught was random. 

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Francisco Cordero throws a transportation during the crippled against the Milwaukee Brewers astatine Miller Park July 10, 2011. (Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports)

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"It doesn’t look similar it was a random robbery due to the fact that the assailant jumped disconnected the motorcycle, grabbed the weapon and went consecutive to me, took disconnected my concatenation and left," helium said, via a translation from the New York Post. 

"He didn’t instrumentality the wealth I had successful my pockets, nor my compartment phone, nor did helium code anyone else."

Cordero added that helium could not place the suspects due to the fact that of their masks. According to the report, the robbery took spot successful an country adjacent the American embassy. 

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Cordero reacts aft picking up a prevention against the Kansas City Royals astatine Kauffman Stadium April 22, 2012. (Peter G. Aiken/USA Today Sports)

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Cordero, a three-time All-Star, played 14 seasons successful the majors, astir notably with the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.

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