John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent
NY, NY, United States (AHN) – According to a report Tuesday by the New York Times, baseball agent Scott Boras’ company allegedly handed out thousands of dollars in loans to the families of prospects from the Dominican Republic.
The Times report said the loans could mean that Boras or his company may have broke Major League Baseball Players Association rules.
The Times said that Boras issued a statement that acknowledged his company had “aided” players and families in the past, but he did not address whether loans were made.A
According to the report, loans of more than $500 per year made by agents to players and their families are forbidden unless the reason for the loan is revealed to the union.
A spokesman for the players’ association declined to comment in the report.
“This is a serious issue that raises concerns about the business practices of agents who have played a prominent role in the game,” a spokesman for Major League Baseball said in a written statement to The Times.
Domingo Ramos told The Times that the company typically represented a few top Dominican prospects each year and made loans to a majority of them. The money was usually used for food, housing and other needs, he said.
Ramos is a former big league player who works for Boras’ company.
“Sometimes we get it back, sometimes we don’t,” Ramos told The Times. “Sometimes, it’s tough to get it back. It’s as simple as that.”
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