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Jeremy Affeldt returned $500K to SF Giants after noticing an error in his contract
It's seems pretty tough to find a role model in sports these days but, if you look in the dictionary under honesty, Jeremy Affeldt may just fit the description.
In 2010, the relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants says he was overpaid by $500,000 thanks to a contract error that wrongly awarded him more than the $10 million previously agreed upon. The mistake was signed...
Honest Affeldt returns $500K
What would you do if you got your paycheck and realized that you'd been spotted an extra $500,000? What if someone told you that you were within your legal rights to keep it?
Would you give it back?
Because that's exactly what San Francisco Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt did in 2010 after he realized that a potentially expensive clerical error had awarded him a massive...
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Jeremy Affeldt Gives Back $500k To The Giants After Noticing Contract Error
Jeremy Affeldt did a really noble thing back in 2010 when faced with a typographical error on a contract he signed with the San Francisco Giants.
In his book ‘To Stir a Moment’ Affeldt revealed how he and the Giants agreed on a $4 million contract, but once written up the amount on the contract was $4.5 million. Both sides agreed to the terms without noticing the error, after...
Jeremy Affeldt Shows Admirable Honesty, Turns Down $500,000 He Was Mistakenly Paid
Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt is an all-around good guy — or dumb, depending on who you ask.
Affeldt was set to earn $4 million in 2010 as part of a two-year, $10 million contract, but someone made a $500,000 mistake. When Affeldt’s 2010 salary was rewritten into his new contract with the Giants, someone put $4.5 million instead of the $4 million he was supposed to be paid....
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Affeldt gave back $500K to Giants
In 2010, due to an accounting error, the Giants accidentally overpaid reliever Jeremy Affeldt $500K, and even though he legally could have kept it, the lefty decided to give the money back.
Jeremy Affeldt returned $500,000 to Giants after noticing contract error
Are you as honest as Jeremy Affeldt? In his new book, the San Francisco Giants relief pitcher says he returned $500,000 to the team after noticing a clerical error in his contract. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman shares what happened. According to Schulman, Affeldt writes that he was set to earn $4 million in 2010 from the team. They negotiated a two-year contract...
Giants place Jeremy Affeldt on DL with oblique strain
Jeremy Affeldt has proven himself as one of the more valuable relievers in the game. At least for the San Francisco Giants. Affeldt was re-signed to a three-year, $21 million contract this offseason, so the Giants clearly feel he is valuable. Unfortunately, they will be without him for approximately three weeks.
According to Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area, Affeldt was...
San Francisco Giants Place Jeremy Affeldt On 15-Day Disabled List
MLB News: The San Francisco Giants placed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 15. He will miss a minimum of two weeks. Jean Machi takes his place.
Fantasy Ramifications: Being that Affeldt is a middle reliever, as solid as he may be, the fantasy value just isn’t there. He should not be owned in any fantasy format.
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Jeremy Affeldt suffers a knee injury by lifting his 4-year-old son
Some players just can’t seem to stay healthy, and Jeremy Affeldt admits he is one of those players. What makes his injury history so fascinating is the way in which he hurts himself. Last September, the Giants reliever had to shut it down for the season after he injured his hand trying to separate frozen hamburgers. Affeldt suffered another injury in his home this past weekend...
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