MLB Suspends Prized Dominican Prospect Who Faked His Death In Age-Cheating Scheme

Guardians minor leaguer suspended over bizarre age fraud and fake death certificate

A Cleveland Guardians minor leaguer has been suspended over an elaborate age hoax that involved a fraudulent identity and even a fake death. The Guardians agreed to a preliminary $2.8 million deal with a top Dominican prospect named David Severino last December. The organization was under the belief that Severino was 13 or 14 years … The post Guardians minor leaguer suspended over bizarre age fraud and fake death certificate appeared first on La…

MLB Suspends Prized Dominican Prospect Who Faked His Death In Age-Cheating Scheme

David Severino was once one of the most prized young prospects in all of baseball after signing $2.8 million pre-deal with the Cleveland Guardians in December that would see him officially sign in 2029. There’s just one big problem. David Severino does not exist. The person who does exist is Daury David Severino Damaso, and Major League Baseball suspended him on […] The post MLB Suspends Prized Dominican Prospect Who Faked His Death In Age-Cheat…

Prospect David Severino Fakes His Death to Scam $2.8 Million Out of Guardians

Major League Baseball has suspended a once-prized Dominican prospect after investigators uncovered an elaborate scheme to make him appear nearly two years younger than he is, including a fictitious death certificate and a planted gravesite tombstone, sources familiar with the investigation told ESPN. The player had been known to teams as David Severino, a switch-hitting infielder. His real name is Daury David Severino Damaso. He was born April 2…

Suspended MLB prospect faked death as part of shocking $2.8 million scandal

A Dominican tombstone declares the death of Daury Severino Damaso at 2-years-old due to respiratory illness in 2012. The only problem? Damaso is very much alive — and until recently was a heralded international baseball prospect going by the name of David Severino in a foiled $2.8 million plot uncovered in an MLB investigation, according...

Ex-Guardians $2.8 Million Prospect Receives Harsh Sanctions from MLB

The Cleveland Guardians terminated a $2.8 million agreement with a Dominican prospect in May. That prospect, David Severino, has been issued a suspension by MLB, reports ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. In a piece for ESPN, Gonzalez detailed an elaborate plot conducted by Severino’s family and his trainer, Francisco Nieves, to falsify his age. The player’s birth […] The post Ex-Guardians $2.8 Million Prospect Receives Harsh Sanctions from MLB appeared fir…

MLB Suspends Cleveland Guardians Prospect Over False Identity Plot - Archysport

MLB has suspended a Cleveland Guardians international prospect after uncovering an elaborate false identity plot orchestrated by his trainer.