MLB suspends Dominican prospect after age-fraud plot involving fake grave
Report: player posed as nearly two years younger Scheme allegedly included fake grave and records $2.8m agreement with Guardians was canceled A once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday. The age-fraud plot included extreme efforts by the player’s handler such as falsifying school…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Guardian · Aug 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM ET
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Sources: MLB suspends prospect in fake-age plot(opens original report in a new tab)Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after uncovering an age-fraud plot that included a fictitious death, sources told ESPN. — ESPN
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MLB suspends Dominican prospect after age-fraud plot involving fake grave(opens original report in a new tab)
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