Burgos paid 4 million to families of fenecidas

Pitcher in major league baseball Ambiorix Burgos revealed that he had to give them RD$ 4.0 million to the families of two women who have died in a car accident three years ago in the community of Nagua, to their families to withdraw complaints to the Prosecutor's Office.

The pitcher in major league baseball, which is now out of organized baseball, said families of Josefina Minaya Martínez and Angely Faña, two women who died to be overrun by a pickup truck Hummer of his property in October 2008, reached an agreement with his lawyers to drop the lawsuit.

"I had to reach an agreement with the families of the two dead, gave RD$ 2.0 million to each family to withdraw the charges against me", said Burgos being interviewed in "The week sports", by Héctor j. Cruz, Bienvenido Rojas, Dionisio Soldevila and José Luis Mendoza.

Said the accident occurred as they returned from the u000abeach he and a cousin, two women were in a passola engine, they fell into a hole and the vehicle for the baseball player struck, even crushing one of them, who passed for over

"then, my cousin, who was driving, was surrendered to the police, made him a dossier to him, but they also later made one against me saying that it was me who handled, which was not true", narrated Burgos, who attended the popular space of TV which airs Sundays from 12 to 2 pm for telecentre live

then made several hearings, and was within two years the case was closed when the families of the dead accepted compensation. After that and other incidents, Burgos was expelled from the Dominican baseball for consisting in a measure by its Chairman Leonardo Matos screeching.

In last December called for written that forgiveness. "I ask" u000a"I'm sorry, I made many mistakes, I am fully repentant", said the pitcher, in 27 years of age.

"I am sorry 100% made many errors, I came to this program to ask forgiveness, my family, my children and my brothers depend on of my." "Am looking for a second chance to restore my career", he meant.

Asked if it has had contact with Matos screeching, President of the consisting, Burgos said that "I have sent him several letters, but has not answered me;" "I hope that he review my case, I would like to return to organized baseball," expressed.

Likewise, Burgos said that it had also submitted his case to Mario Soto, in his capacity as Chairman of the National Federation of professional dung (FENAPEPRO). To be addressed in relation to his failed attempt to see action in the Venezuelan League, Burgos said that "I wanted to play in Venezuela, I do not have any legal problems, even the Prosecutor's Office, Nagua handed me" u000a"a role of good behaviour", he said.

In that light, Burgos stated that he went to the Caribbean Confederation, to normalize their situation.

The regulation of the winter leagues establishes that if a player is suspended in a winter League of Caribbean can not play in other.

He also made count of the incident, which took in New York with his ex-girlfriend Angela Peña, who accused him of violence domestic.

"That was in 2007 when I was with the Mets, we were in the hotel, she threatened me with a plate, I contuve, but the hotel called the police by the high discussion, handcuffed me and took prisoner a day." Then, after three years, when I returned to New York did me trial and I was sentenced to nine months in prison, of which I was 6 ", said.

Explained that he was no problem in prison New York, although he could reflect on his life. At the release from prison was deported to his u000acountry.

"Now I am another person, I have become Christian, I have no firearms, and I have asked Dr. Matos screeching forgiveness." "I think that I am young and I can recover my career, my wife and my three sons", said Burgos.

The three children are a wife prior to his current partner.

Burgos belongs to the Toros del Este in the local ball, and major league baseball who played for Kansas City and Mets. In three years won 1.1 million $.

In his three years had mark of 8-10, 4.60 of effectiveness and 20 saved.

In 2006 saved 18 games for Kansas City.

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