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Clayton Kershaw Continuing Relationship With Agent J.D. Smart At Excel Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has long been represented by agent J.D. Smart.  Smart was an agent at Hendricks Sports Management until recently leaving to join Excel Sports Management, which has a baseball division run by industry veteran Casey Close.  Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has reported that Kershaw will remain a Smart client and […]

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Pitcher Roman Colon Wants $1 Million+ From Baseball Agent For Failing To Disclose A Team’s Offer

On October 6, baseball pitcher Roman Colon elected to become a free agent.  Twenty-three days later, the Dominican-born professional baseball player filed a lawsuit against his former sports agent John David (J.D.) Smart and Smart’s former employer, Hendricks Sports Management, LP.  Colon says that the agent and agency should pay for failing to inform him […]