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Sorry for those of you who don't give a flying fuck about baseball. The stupidity of the story below transcends the sport, though. (Hint: The math is that a $1,000,000 baseball player stole a glove worth $2,500 from a teammate's locker. Then he got caught and fired, losing $800,000 in guaranteed salary in the process. In my world, that would be like stealing a pencil from a coworker and selling it on the street for a penny.)
Ruben Rivera released, accused of stealing glove
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ESPN.com news services
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ruben Rivera was released from the New York Yankees after stealing a glove and bat from Derek Jeter's locker, a baseball source said Tuesday.
...A baseball lawyer familiar with the decision, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Rivera took the equipment from Jeter's locker at spring training and sold them to a sports memorabilia agent.
New York-area newspapers reported that Rivera took the glove but has since returned it. But The New York Times, quoting an unidentified source, said Rivera sold the glove to a memorabilia dealer for $2,500....
Rivera signed a $1 million, one-year guaranteed contract with the
Yankees last month but the team negotiated a $200,000 settlement with Rivera on Monday, the lawyer said....
"I am disappointed," Mariano Rivera said. "I prefer not to talk about it."
Ruben Rivera released, accused of stealing glove
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ESPN.com news services
TAMPA, Fla. -- Ruben Rivera was released from the New York Yankees after stealing a glove and bat from Derek Jeter's locker, a baseball source said Tuesday.
...A baseball lawyer familiar with the decision, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Rivera took the equipment from Jeter's locker at spring training and sold them to a sports memorabilia agent.
New York-area newspapers reported that Rivera took the glove but has since returned it. But The New York Times, quoting an unidentified source, said Rivera sold the glove to a memorabilia dealer for $2,500....
Rivera signed a $1 million, one-year guaranteed contract with the
Yankees last month but the team negotiated a $200,000 settlement with Rivera on Monday, the lawyer said....
"I am disappointed," Mariano Rivera said. "I prefer not to talk about it."