It’s been an incredibly sad week in the aftermath of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in nearby Parkland, Florida. I commend all of the students for speaking up to share their thoughts on what can and should be done in an effort to prevent these types of tragedies from recurring in the future. […]
Free agent pitcher, Jason Hammel, has signed with ACES for his representation, where he will be represented by Seth and Sam Levinson. He was previously represented by Octagon. After being drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft, Hammel made his debut on April 11, 2006. He […]
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. […]
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 […]
Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher, Heath Bell, is in his first year with the club. On December 1, 2011, he signed a hefty 3-year, $27 million contract with the Miami Marlins, but as was the case with the vast majority of players signed to large contracts with the Marlins, Bell was on his way out of […]
A number of baseball players have left baseball agency ACES in the past few months. As documented in the article, “How The Melky Cabrera Chaos Is Affecting ACES Baseball Agency,” the company owned and managed by brothers Sam and Seth Levinson lost clients Nyjer Morgan and Shane Victorino in the wake of MLB and MLB Players Association […]
Thanks to everyone who voted in the Presidential election. No matter the party you are registered with nor the presidential candidate you voted for, it is important that you let your voice be heard by submitting a ballot. And hopefully, no matter if the candidate(s) you voted for won or not, you woke up Wednesday […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Melky Cabrera was suspended for 50 games this past season after he tested positive for testosterone. Back on August 19, 2012, the New York Daily […]
I was supposed to be in New York today and speaking at the 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium, but Hurricane Sandy has made that impossible. It is my understanding that the organizers will work hard to reschedule the event, which had an all-star cast of panelists and very interesting topics that […]
Sunday night is the start of the New Year for my fellow Jews. Happy Rosh Hashanah to those who will be celebrating. There is not much to celebrate when it comes to South Florida sports. The Dolphins were destroyed by the Texans, the Marlins season cannot end soon enough, and the Miami Hurricanes got shellacked by Kansas […]