Former Yankees third-round pick released
Outfielder was drafted by the in the third round in 2019 out of Western Kentucky. He had Indiana Pacers Jeresy promising power, as he hit 22 homers in 56 games in his last year of college. Last year, between Cla s A and High-A, he hit .285/.356/.467 with 13 doubles, five triples and 16 home runs in 435 plate appearances.He has now signed with the Ottawa Titans of the Goga Bitadze Jersey Frontier League, according to the A sociated Pre s. This is an independent league with no affiliation to Major League Baseball. What happened in between was what makes the story interesting.Sanford, 24, was released by the Yankees last week, . At least part of the reason was that he was stealing equipment from teammates and selling it, per multiple allegations. The story started to spread Brian Bowen Jersey rather quickly on social media in the last few weeks, as some fans started to post me sages saying they were scammed out of money in alleged memorabilia sales by Sanford. : The Yankees cut Sanford over allegations that he repeatedly hounded teammates for their equipment to sell online, while also occasionally swiping it from their lockers, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly."He Victor Oladipo Jersey was scamming other players," the person said.According to allegations on social media, Sanford victimized fans, too. While he allegedly sold equipment he could get his hands on legally and illegally fans accused him of defrauding them by taking money in advance for autographed equipment he never delivered.Sanford's signing bonus Jeremy Lamb Jersey with the Yankees after being selected in the 2019 draft? A cool $597,500.