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By RONALD BLUMAP Baseball WriterNEW YORK AP 鈥?Freddie Freemans former agent and his company sued a radio host for libel on Thursday, alleging Doug Gottlieb falsely claimed Casey Close never informed the first baseman of the Atlanta Braves last contract offer. Close and Excel Sports Management filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleging defamation by libel. They accused Gottlieb of false, disparaging and derogatory comments in a tweet they claimed was made in a grossly irresponsible manner without due consideration for the standards of information gathering and dissemination ordinarily followed by responsible parties. The 58-year-old Close is a principal of Excel and one of three managing partners. He has represented several hundred baseball pla stanley cupe yers, including Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.Gottlieb, 46, is affiliated with Fox Sports, the Pac-12 Network and CBS Sports, according to the suit. Although we gave Mr. Gottlieb an opportunity to retract his false statement, he failed to do so, Close said in a statement. The complaint sets the record straight as to what occurred during the negotiations with the Atlanta Braves. Jason Stewart, a producer at Fox Sports Radio Network, referred a request for comment to John Tehranian, whom Stewart said was a lawyer for Gottlieb. Tehranian did not respo stanley germany nd to a phone message and email.The suit alleges Close has received death threat stanley cup s from people he believes to be Braves fans.Close said in the suit that the B |
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