MLB suspends Dominican prospect after age-fraud plot involving fake grave
A once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot to portray him as nearly two years younger than he actually was, ESPN reported Friday.
TL;DR
- A Dominican prospect has been suspended by MLB due to an age-fraud plot.
- The plot involved falsifying records, including birth and death certificates, and staging a gravesite.
- The player, Daury David Severino Damaso, was presented as David Severino and believed to be 13 or 14 by the Cleveland Guardians.
- In reality, the player is 16 years old.
- The scheme's complexity shocked industry professionals.
- The MLB investigation led to the cancellation of the player's agreement with the Guardians.