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The wife of former MLB outfielder Gorkys Hern\u00e1ndez was killed in the terrifying double earthquakes that rocked Venezuela this week, he revealed Saturday.<\/p>\n

Read more Venezuela earthquake death toll tops 1,400 \u2014 with rising soccer stars with dreams of playing on national team confirmed dead<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYou are and always will be the queen of my life\u2014the most beautiful, lovely, and precious woman in the world,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez wrote of Deisy Tovar de Hern\u00e1ndez in a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were the one who always found a way to lift me up during hard times; you were and remain the most beautiful woman of my life. You will always be with me, at every hour and in every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFly high, my princess, my queen; may God hold you in His glory. Guide me to keep moving forward and to lift up our family,\u201d said Hern\u00e1ndez, who played from 2008 to 2018 in the majors, including stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLove you\u2014rest in peace, my girl. Give me strength, love of my life, because we had a mission, and I am here to fulfill it. You taught me to be strong through life\u2019s challenges\u2014which is never easy\u2014but that is how you want me to be, and that is how it will be. My warrior, Deisy Maria Tovar De Hernandez.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deisy, 36, was among several family members of players on the La Guaira Delfines who were inside the Hotel Eduards while the team was getting ready to play the Aragua Tigres at the beachfront Estadio Forum de La Guaira in Macuto, La Guaira.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez and his teammates rushed to the hotel in search of their loved ones after the game was suspended following the back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that rattled the country.<\/p>\n

Read more Disturbing video shows vile mom, Instacart worker slap son, 6, for buckling under heavy delivery<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos showed former Los Angeles Angels prospect Luis Viloria staring at the hotel rubble while Hern\u00e1ndez was spotted sitting in front of the hotel fence as he stared at his cell phone.<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez married Deisy in December 2025. Deisy leaves behind a daughter, Vittoria V\u00e1squez, from a previous relationship.<\/p>\n

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On Friday night, V\u00e1squez revealed on Instagram Stories that trapped victims were heard hollering to be pulled from the Hotel Eduards rubble.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of 4:00 p.m. today, screams can still be heard from the Hotel Eduard,\u201d the message indicated. \u201cThere are people still alive inside. Help is needed to move the rubble \u2013 heavy machinery is required.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local sports broadcaster Ra\u00fal Zambrano announced on X on Saturday that rescue teams were still searching for the wife and daughter of former major leaguer and Delfines coach, Eli\u00e9zer Alfonzo.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump picks Marine and ex- Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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