A.J. Preller Suspended 30 Days
- Updated: September 16, 2016
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Major League Baseball has suspended San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller for 30 days without pay.
MLB comes down hard on #Padres GM AJ Preller, suspending him for 30 days without pay for withholding medical records with #Redsox
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 15, 2016
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports also reported the news.
MLB announces 30-day suspension for #Padres’ Preller without pay. Related to Pomeranz trade with #RedSox.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 15, 2016
Rosenthal continued.
MLB made no mention of other trades in release announcing Preller’s suspension, just the one involving #RedSox and Pomeranz.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 15, 2016
Rosenthal reported this is not Preller’s first suspension.
This is Preller’s second suspension by MLB. First was for one month in late 2000s when he was head of #Rangers’ international operations.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 15, 2016
Reports have surfaced that Preller did not release some information to teams that player were taking oral medication. San Diego was forced re-do a trade with the Miami Marlins that involved Colin Rea who had some shoulder issues.
As more information surfaces on the Padres and their news we will keep you up to date.
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