USA – The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles has officially rendered a judgment in favor of the Golden Baseball League and the Long Beach Armada in their lawsuit versus defendant Jose Canseco for an amount of $258,750.

After consideration of the evidence, the Court found in favor of the Long Beach Armada. The Golden Baseball League and the Long Beach Armada were suing Canseco for breach of a marketing agreement entered into during the summer of 2006 when Canseco played for the Long Beach Armada. The multiple breaches of the agreement are detailed in the attached lawsuit which was served on Canseco in August of 2008 after lack of response from Canseco and his string of attorneys over a two year period.

“We are pleased that the court has ruled in our favor and has agreed with our position,” said Golden Baseball League attorney Alexander M. Polyachenko. “We are sorry that Mr. Canseco chose not to honor his contractural obligations and that we had to pursue the damages through the courts, but that was his choice. The next step will be a formal Asset Verification and collection of the judgment.”

Canseco was signed to a Uniform Players Contract and a Marketing Agreement by the Long Beach Armada and Golden Baseball League during the summer of 2006 in his attempt to launch a comeback to return to the major leagues as a knuckleball pitcher and designated hitter. After less than half of his contracted time, he was performing poorly as a hitter and pitcher and was having erratic behaviour on and off the field. He chose to abandon his team and his contract leaving unfullfilled obligations.

Courtesy of the Golden Baseball League

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