MLB Ump Sues Ex-Met For Defamation Over Podcast Story

By Mike Curley (October 23, 2019, 1:46 PM EDT) -- Major League Baseball umpire Joe West is suing ex-New York Met Paul Lo Duca for defamation over a podcast in which the former catcher claimed West granted easy strikes to a pitcher in exchange for access to the thrower's vintage car....

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