April 23, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that while Japanese holding company Rakuten Inc. is not liable in a suit brought by a former New York Mets player alleging the company broke its promise to sign him to a $700,000 contract with the baseball team it owns, the suit can continue against the team itself.
December 14, 2017
A former player for the New York Mets on Thursday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to keep alive his suit against the owners of a Japanese baseball team, telling the court that the team reaching out to him while in his home state gives the court jurisdiction to hear his claims over a reneged contract.
August 31, 2017
A former New York Mets player has sued the owners of a Japanese baseball team in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the team kept him on a reserve list while negotiating a contract with him for the 2015 season and then suddenly abandoned the deal.