Major League Baseball must face a defamation lawsuit filed by the former visiting clubhouse manager for the Los Angeles Angels over statements about alleged ball-tampering, a California appellate court said Wednesday.
Brian “Bubba” Harkins presented sufficient evidence that MLB and the Angels made allegedly false statements about his creation and distribution of “the sticky stuff,” a mixture of rosin and pine tar which he distributed to pitchers around the league during the 40 years he worked for the team.
Harkins was fired after MLB issued a memo expressly banning league employees from providing the substance to players in March 2020. ...
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