Xavier Paul
Determination and deception go hand in hand for some, willing to do anything to play in the Australian Baseball League. An intricate web of lies has been exposed, derailing a plan that was executed over the best part of a year. The result shed two MLB players off the 2011/2012 ABL season, leaving fans and organizers shocked.
Breland Brown
Breland Brown, a minor league player who was released by the Diamondbacks in August, is allegedly behind the scam. Brown posed as an agent, endeavoring to secure himself a position on the Sydney Blue Sox roster. To cement the agreement, Brown promised Pittsburg Pirate Xavier Paul to the Brisbane Bandits, in a package deal.
Only problem was, Xavier Paul knew nothing of this exchange and it appears, of Breland Brown himself.
In a bizarre conclusion to his scheme, Breland and his unwitting accomplice Paul failed to show up to their respective teams at the launch of the season, prompting a joint MLB and ABL investigation.
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November 26, 2011
