A private aircraft that was scheduled to pick up former MLB star Yadier Molina and his family crashed in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, killing both pilots and turning what should have been a routine travel day into a tragedy. Dominican aviation authorities told The Guardian that the aircraft went down near the coastal city of La Romana after the crew reported an emergency shortly after takeoff. The pilot and co-pilot, both U.S. citizens, were attempting an emergency landing when the plane crashed and caught fire. Cellphone footage of the incident quickly spread across social media. No passengers were aboard the aircraft at the time. Molina later revealed that the plane had been traveling to Texas to collect him, along with relatives and friends. The group was ultimately spared from boarding because the aircraft never completed its journey.…