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MLB umpire Joe West awarded $500K in damages against retired ballplayer Paul Lo Duca

 
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FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, umpire Joe West stands on the field during a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Nationals in Washington. Major league umpire West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against former All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
 
Posted at 3:47 PM, Apr 13, 2021
 
and last updated 7:22 AM, Apr 14, 2021

Major League Baseball umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages by the New York Supreme Court in a defamation lawsuit against retired catcher Paul Lo Duca.

On Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice John J. Kelley issued his decision in a lawsuit filed in October 2019, The Associated Press reported.

podcast that West gave New York Mets pitcher Bill Wagner a bigger strike zone in exchange for letting the umpire borrow a vintage car.

The AP reported that Lo Duca went on to say on the podcast that West ejected him eight or nine times.

West denied those claims, stating in the lawsuit that he only ejected Lo Duca once.

According to The AP, Wagner did not pitch in the only Mets-Phillies game that West worked behind the plate during 2006 and 2007.

USA Today reported that West was incensed because Lo Duca’s comments damaged his integrity and character.

The judge also awarded West $250,000 "for past mental anguish and emotional distress.

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I think he should appeal.  He lost the case mainly because he didn't show up for court.  I read the entire story where the pitcher in question would loan his Classic car to West when he was in town, because he liked older cars.  LoDuca was only retelling the story he was told by Wagner.  Wagner is the one who should have been sued if it wasn't true.  

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