MLB agent Casey Shut, who previously represented Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, is suing radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel, ESPN reported Thursday afternoon.
Shut alleged that Gottlieb “defamed him and [his company] Excel Sports activities Administration” when the radio host tweeted that Shut “by no means advised Freeman concerning the Braves last provide” earlier than Freeman signed with the Dodgers in free company. In accordance with Gottlieb, Freeman’s alleged discovery of that provide spurred him to fireside Shut in June.
“There isn't any reality by any means to what Doug Gottlieb tweeted, and I'd testify to that beneath oath,” Shut mentioned in an announcement in late June. “We're at present evaluating all authorized choices on this matter.”
In one of many extra stunning twists of the offseason, Freeman signed a six-year, $163 million contract with the Dodgers, failing to succeed in an settlement with the Braves after main them to a World Sequence championship. The Braves responded by buying and selling for slugging first baseman Matt Olson, whom they then signed to an eight-year, $168 million contract.
In March, Freeman maintained that he obtained only one formal provide from Atlanta, which occurred on the 2021 commerce deadline. Gottlieb took that declare additional, saying that Shut bought a suggestion – however didn’t inform Freeman about it.
Freeman fired Shut in late June, oddly sufficient proper after the five-time All-Star returned to Atlanta for the primary time since his departure.
“Final weekend in Atlanta was a really emotional time for me and my household,” Freeman mentioned on the time. “I'm working by way of some points with my longtime brokers at Excel. My illustration stays a fluid state of affairs and I'll replace if wanted.”
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