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Major League Baseball referee Joe West has been awarded more than $ 500,000 in a defamatory lawsuit against former catcher Paul Lo Duca.
According to USA Today, the New York Supreme Court made the decision on Monday.
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“The plaintiff expressed a legitimate concern that if the Hall of Fame voters had attributed Lo Duca’s false allegation regarding his integrity and character, he would not have been elected ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson for the same reasons as the otherwise excellent players. to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Pete Rose and Barry Bonds were elected or not, “the court ruled.” He also expressed concern that it would be difficult to restore his reputation completely, especially because ” a special committee of baseball managers and former players selected by the directors of the Hall of Fame is responsible for selecting referees for inclusion in the Hall of Fame.
“No member of the committee informed the plaintiff that Lo Duca’s statement would affect his chances of being elected or not. According to the plaintiff, at least one former player and an agent of a former player had their faith in the plaintiff that the false statement would harm his chances of election, but the witnesses did not testify at the court hearing. ‘
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Lo Duca said in a podcast in May 2019 that former New York Mets teammate Billy Wagner bribed the team closer in his time in Flushing, West by lending him his 1957 Chevrolet in exchange for a favorable strike zone.
Lo Duca, who was with Wagner during the 2006 and 2007 seasons, recalled that Wagner told him, ‘Joe loves antique cars, so every time he enters the city, I borrow my Chevy ’57, so he can manage it, open the strike zone for me. ‘
West disputed the claim and filed the lawsuit in October 2019.
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In 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals and Mets, Lo Duca scored .286 with a 0.337 base percentage and made four All-Star teams.