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October 7th, 2023
Former Mets general manager being investigated by MLB,
Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler is being investigated by the Major League Baseball Secretariat, and it is known that a letter may have had an impact.
Local media such as 'SNY' cited a report by 'The New York Times' on the 7th (Korean time) and reported the background of former general manager Eppler being investigated by the Major League Baseball Secretariat.
According to this, the origin was a letter delivered to the Major League Secretariat.
The letter reportedly included accusations of misconduct committed by Eppler while he was the Mets' general manager, including "fake IL" placing uninjured players on the injured list.
The New York Post previously reported that Eppler was being investigated by the Major League Baseball office regarding whether he improperly used the injury list.
Eppler suddenly resigned from his position on Thursday local time. He nominally announced that he was stepping down to make way for new CEO David Stearns, but it was later revealed that he was actually being investigated by the Secretariat.
The so-called 'fake IL' is a practice that is openly practiced in the major leagues. That is, placing a player on the injured list to remove players who do not have minor options from the roster.
From a player's perspective, if he is on the injured list, both service time and salary are applied, so neither the club nor the player has anything to lose.
‘Fake IL’ was a practice that was not limited to specific clubs but spread throughout the league. Therefore, when news broke that Director Effler was being investigated, questions were raised as to whether this was truly wrong enough to warrant his resignation.
And it was belatedly revealed that the reason Director Eppler was being investigated was because of the letter accusing him of this.
It is not clear who sent this letter. The New York Times said, “At least one of the team’s trainers has expressed concerns to others about the team’s violation of rules this season,” and reported that it was likely a whistleblower from the club’s trainer.
The Major League Baseball office plans to investigate not only Eppler, but also other employees within the team and owner Steve Cohen.
In relation to this, the 'New York Daily News' cited a source and reported that the Major League Secretariat informed the Mets that this investigation was not targeting owner Cohen
