The saga continues regarding Billy Eppler’s investigation by Major League Baseball.
Michael Schmidt and Ken Belson of the New York Times recently co-wrote that an anonymous source wrote a letter to the commissioner’s office stating Eppler had put at least one player on the injured list despite the player being healthy.
Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin of New York Post
Eppler recently resigned as the Mets’ GM in shocking fashion as he and David Stearns were supposed to work together in the Mets’ front office. Belson and Schmidt, however, point out that the commissioner’s office received the letter a couple of weeks ago.
While this news was reported yesterday, Belson and Schmidt uncovered another layer to the Eppler dilemma. According to the two, the letter sent to the commissioner’s office also accused Eppler of more wrongdoing during his tenure as the Mets’ GM.
“The letter, which the commissioner’s office received in the past two weeks, included other accusations about Mr. Eppler’s conduct as general manager,” Schmidt and Belson wrote. “According to one of the people familiar with the matter, although it’s unclear what those were. The commissioner’s office in New York, which is leading the investigation, plans to look into those as well.”
As the New York Times points out, the other accusations, as well as the original misuse of the injured list, are unproven and up in the air.
Schmidt and Belson did report that Cohen has been cooperative with MLB and aiding their ongoing investigation. In that report, however, Schmidt and Belson made it seem as if the investigation was in full force.
“Investigators plan to cast their nets wide and seek cellphone data, text messages, emails, and medical records as they try to determine what happened and who knew about it. They also plan to talk to players, front office personnel, and training and medical staff, the people said.”
