Manfred said he doesn’t want players recruiting other players, a practice that has been winked at in the NBA.
BOSTON — Major League Baseball is investigating whether new Philadelphia sluggercommitted a tampering violation when he lobbied for Mike Trout, who isn’t a free agent for two more seasons, to join the Phillies.
"Given our rules, players recruiting other players who are still under contract or under reserve to another club is a rule violation," he said at the Boston College Chief Executives Club. "So, obviously not anxious to see that." That would likely not be tampering, but he may have crossed the line when he told Philadelphia radio station 94WIP: "If you don’t think I’m gonna call Mike Trout to come to Philly in 2020, you’re crazy."
"For me, I can be able to talk to Trout, or whoever it is, big-name free agent or whoever wants to come to Philly or is thinking about coming to Philly, I can say ‘Hey, this is the place to be," Harper said in the radio interview. "This is where the fans are great, ownership understands it, our manager is awesome."
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