Did not age well
A pitcher who has not appeared in a major league game since getting shelled by the 2017 Houston Astros filed a civil lawsuit against the ballclub on Monday, according to USA Today.
In the filing made Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mike Bolsinger accused the Astros of unfair business practices, along with negligence and intentional interference with contractual and economic relations, the report said. Bolsinger is seeking unspecified damages and wants the team to forfeit its 2017 playoff bonuses toward Los Angeles charities.
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Toronto designated Bolsinger for assignment following its 16-7 loss that night. Bolsinger has not thrown a major league pitch since — ending a major league career that spanned 230 2/3 innings and three teams. He threw in the Japanese League in both 2018 and 2019.
Data compiled by Astros fan Tony Adams showed there were 54 bangs during the game in question — more than any other contest Adams charted.
See here for more on Tony Adams, and here for that USA Today story. Bolsinger was never a particularly good major leaguer, so it seems safe to call this a reach, but that doesn’t mean this will have no effect.
Filing lawsuits against the Astros will probably lead to quick settlements. Doubt MLB or Houston wants to go through discovery process.
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) 1:04 PM – 10 February 2020
In other words, he could have company. Worth keeping an eye on, in any event.
Hope he wins.
He should have named players in the suit. There don’t seem to be any other consequences for them.
It’s gonna get much uglier before it gets any better for the boys in white/blue/orange… and deservedly so. It’s a sad state when you have Marwin Gonzalez and Charlie Morton, ex-players, coming clean before the guys actually on the team. I’m sure Crane has them all in a classroom at this point teaching them talking points like, ‘That was in the past, we’re looking to the future’, etc., blah blah F’in blah.
OMG Jim Cane is tone deaf…
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/astros-owner-sign-stealing-opinion-151617366.html
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