Jury Finds Player Liable for Attack on another Player, Absolves Team

Aug 22, 2014

Jury Finds Player Liable for Attack on another Player, Absolves Team   A federal jury has awarded a minor league baseball catcher $940,000 in damages in a case in which former Major League Baseball player Jose Offerman charged the mound after being hit by a pitch, his bat in hand, and ultimately injured the catcher, who was trying to protect his pitcher.   The incident occurred on Aug. 14, 2007 in a game between the Bridgeport Bluefish and the Long Island Ducks.   Offerman, who p
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