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

[bork]

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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[JohnBriggs12]

Assuming he can get ever back into the country after having used a false identity for so long, Oviedo or whatever his name is, is likely going to face a long suspension.

[craigharmann]

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

[brewmann04]

Hopefully the Brewers won't have to worry about facing any marlins closer

[endaround]

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.

[1992casey]

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.

[Schlitz001]

Juan Carlos Oviedo isn't that great of a closer anyway.

[TooLiveBrew]

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.

[topper09er]

If he ever pitches again his nickname should be Don Draper.

 

I think we should hire a PI to check "Yuni's" papers if that even is his real name.

[Pudster13]

If he ever pitches again his nickname should be Don Draper.

 

I think we should hire a PI to check "Yuni's" papers if that even is his real name.

I suggest we all pitch in and hire local Private Dectective Mark Antoniak 414-234-9529

 

 

[And That]

I don't recall any name changes, but there could have been.

Although I can't think of m(any) off the top of my head, there were quite a few name changes. Most came along with an age "update" as well, obviously.

[davemakovec]

Assuming he can get ever back into the country after having used a false identity for so long

Pretty much no.

[GAME05]

i talk to a college girl and suddenly i'm only 29 years old. Oviedo meets a scout and suddenly he's teenage pitcher Leo Nunez. same difference, right?