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Marlins won't have their closer (Left the country due to false ID)


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Florida Marlins closer Leo Nunez was placed on the restricted list Thursday and has left the country.

One of the people said Nunez's real name is Juan Carlos Oviedo and he's 29, a year older than listed in the team media guide. The Marlins placed Nunez on Major League Baseball's restricted list, and he isn't expected to pitch in the final week of the season.
So it looks like Florida will be without their closer this weekend.

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Wow. That's surprising. You would that MLB does some sort of check on the players.

There is a huge incentive for certain actors to falsify this stuff. Independent scouts get bonuses when they get players. Teams only want players below a certain age. Hence false identities are created.

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MLB does check, and the US Government checks, too. But that doesn't mean that it's impossible to slip through the cracks.

 

Several years ago, there was a crackdown and a lot of players' ages changed. I don't recall any name changes, but there could have been.

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What an odd situation. Imagine being Nunez (or one of the obviously many dudes that pull this scam)... making really good money, pitching at the highest level of baseball in the world, but literally living a lie to do so.
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