So, I guess Miguel Tejada has lied about his age, he is really 33, and not 31. It makes me wonder how many?

Question

other hispanic players have lied about their age in order to leave a life of poverty and sign with a major league club? Maybe every single hispanic/latin born player's Date of Birth records should be investigated, you agree? Why should a team sign an hispanic player to a long term contract when they lie about their age? For example, if a team thinks a hispanic player is only 29 years old and gives him a 7 year - 120 million dollar contract and then a couple years later, they find out that the player was really 34 when they signed the deal, isn't that FRAUD, isn't that messed up man? Any thoughts here?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-tejada-wrongage&prov=ap&type=lgns

Answer 1

well, it is a fraud i agree. especially when you are 30+ thats really dicking your team around.

Answer 2

Tejada isn't a foul acquisition yet Jorge Cantu could have been a greater useful pickup. Cantu is plenty youthful and greater useful defensively. perhaps the value could have been too intense so Padres concept-approximately Tejada as a stable plan B.

Answer 3

Yeah i think its wrong...any player who lies about their age is almost committing fraud... But really, who doesn't know that Dominican Players lie about ages. I just wondered why Bud Selig has never done anything about it. He knows about this just like he knew that players were taking steroids. The fans know about this too, and people who didn't know about these issues were or are blind. Anyway they should re-do his contract and make it 2 years shorter. Just imagine what other Latin players ages really are? Vladimir, Manny, Pujols, Pedro, etc. etc..Oh yeah ESPN did him dirty by setting him up on that interview thats not right either.

Answer 4

Maybe he is related to Danny Almonte. Remember him.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2001/08/31/littleleage_010831.html

If it's true I think the club should get the option to void or rework the last 2 years of his contract.

But think about this should a worker in an average job be fired for lies on a resume. people do that all the time.

Answer 5

Considering the amount of money involved , it would be wise to check the birth records of all players , not just the Hispanic ones.

Answer 6

if he performs like a 31 year old, who cares? (which he is)



ESPN is some beetches for doing it way they did. Just post the story, and let him respond when he wants to. You don't need to trick him. I bet most hispanic players (which includes basically most of the best ones) stop giving ESPN interviews, and i hope they do.

Answer 7

I almost wonder if it has anything to do with Little League, the players say they are younger than they are so they can stay dow and beat other kids around the world in the little league world series.

Answer 8

Lots of them. The A's use to have a pitcher named Jairo Garcia and then all the sudden he disappeared. Actually he didn't go anywhere but his name is now Santiago Casillas. His name was always Santiago Casillas.

Answer 9

yeah, i just saw this on sportscenter? weird, man. so he's 33 then? weird ****