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According to a Tweet by Jerry Crasnick, Detroit Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque has signed with Praver/Shapiro Group for his representation. He was previously represented by Rick Thurman of the Beverly Hills Sports Council. The 28-year old Dominican Republic native is in his fifth MLB season, all with the Tigers. He began his professional career in […]
According to a Tweet from Jerry Crasnick, The ACES Group has added two new MLB clients to its roster: Diamondbacks OF David Peralta and Royals IF Christian Colon. The Venezuelan born Peralta is hitting .258 this season with 5 HR and 24 RBI. Originally signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 2006, […]
Midway through a 4 year, $35 million, contract, Angels shortstop Erick Aybar has decided to make a switch in his representation. Aybar has dropped Relativity Baseball and signed with Roc Nation Sports. Juan Perez will serve as Aybar’s agent per Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal. In 2014 Aybar had a .278 batting average with 7 […]
Former MLB slugger Andruw Jones reportedly wants to return to Major League Baseball after playing two years in Japan, according to agent Scott Boras. The 37-year-old Curacao-native is a 5-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award winner in center field spent parts of 17 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Los […]
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has made some changes to its agent regulations. New applicants now have to undergo a background check conducted by an outside investigative firm and pass a written exam. MLB players voted on the new agent regulations at a recent meeting of the union’s Exec Board. Previously there was […]
According to his Twitter account, Jerry Crasnick reports that free agent pitcher Joe Saunders has returned to The Legacy Agency after being represented by Craig Landis for a year. The Legacy Agency’s baseball division, according to its website, is one of the leading baseball practices in the world having negotiated over $2 billion in player […]
Right before the New Year, Indians catcher Yan Gomes has decided to change his representation. The 27 year old Brazilian has signed with baseball agency Jet Sports Management, according to MLB Trade Rumor’s Tim Dierkes. Gomes joins Brian McCann, Devin Mesoraco, and Mike Zunino as catchers represented by Jet Sports. Gomes was previously represented by […]
Two of the world’s most powerful sports agents, Seth and Sam Levinson (ACES Inc.), recently negotiated a record-setting deal for free agent pitcher, Jon Lester. Lester’s contract with the Chicago Cubs included an MLB record $30 million signing bonus. The six year, $155 million contract is the largest ever for a pitcher over 30 years old. […]
At a time when he is still a free agent, MLB third baseman, Alberto Callaspo, has decided to change representation. Callaspo — who played for the Oakland Athletics this past season — has joined Praver Shapiro Sports Management, where he will be represented by Barry Praver and Scott Shapiro. He used to be with Goldschmidt […]
According to MLB Trade Rumors’ Tim Dierkes, former Toronto Blue Jays closer, Casey Janssen, will now be represented by ACES. The world’s fourth most valuable MLB sports agency also counts the likes of Dustin Pedroia (Boston Red Sox), Jonathan Papelbon (Philadelphia Phillies) and David Wright (New York Mets) as its clients, which Forbes recently highlighted […]