Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos waits for his turn at bat in the dugout in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Ramos' mother, Maria Campos, and his younger sister, Milanyela Ramos, from Valencia, Venezuela, were granted visas to visit him and to watch him for the first time in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos works the plate in the top of the eighth inning as the Dodgers score, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. His mother, Maria Campos and his younger sister, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit him and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Maria Campos (second from left) is joined by her daughter Milanyela Ramos (second from right) and family friends Marfa Mata (right) and Marfa's 12 year-old daughter Victoria Cabrera (left) as they cheer on her son Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos as he comes to the plate, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mrs. Campos and her daughter, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Maria Campos watches her son Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos during his appearance at the plate, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mrs. Campos and her daughter, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos takes to the field as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. His mother, Maria Campos and his younger sister sister, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Associated Press Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Leopoldo Lopez greets supporters as wife Lilian Tintori holds daughter Manuela, 3, at a Sept. 24 rally in Caracas, Venezuela.
Maria Campos watches her son Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on the field as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mrs. Campos and her daughter, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
New CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. Panetta said Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela are in dire economic straits and could be destabilized by the worldwide economic crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Employees of Venezuela's PDVSA state oil company shout anti-U.S. slogans at the company's main offices in Caracas on Wednesday to protest sanctions the U.S. imposed on the firm after it sent Iran two shipments of an oil-blending component worth $50 million. (Associated Press)
