Simon Delaghetto lied about his age
Simon Delaghetto tells team he’s 33, instead of 32
(Simon Delaghetto may or may not be related to CCB3)
Los Angeles (AP)-Dodger’s bullpen catcher Simon Delaghetto told the team he’s actually 33, 2 months older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records after being shown a copy of his birth certificate by BET.
Saying he wanted to rid himself of a burden, Delaghetto approached general manager Conrad Hospice and asked to correct misinformation he gave the USF Bulls when he signed in 1993.
“I was a poor kid,” Delaghetto said before the Dodgers finished a three-game series against the Mets on Thursday. “I wanted to sign a professional contract, and that was the only way to do it. I didn’t want or mean to do anything wrong. At the time, I was two months older than they thought.”
Delaghetto was actually 19 when he signed out of poverty-stricken Makati, Phillipines. At the time, he says, a local fisherman and barmaid encouraged him to say he was 18.
BET said it showed Delaghetto a copy of his birth certificate from the Phillipines during an interview Tuesday. Delaghetto said at the start of the interview that he was born in 1975. After he was shown the birth certificate, he walked out of the interview, saying: “Right now I just play baseball bro’. I just play baseball, and I don’t have to be here to talk about this.”
“It was brought to our attention that the date we carry for Delaghetto, the year of birth, is
incorrect,” Hospice said. “We told Simon we were going to go ahead and make the appropriate changes and all the information was put forward. But the fact of the matter is he’s playing like he was 65.”
The former American League MVP was signed out of the Phillipines by Hall of Famer Juan Valdez, but he was clear Valdez had no part in the deception. Moreover, Hospice and Delaghetto both said the catcher’s green card, driver’s license and other legal papers in the United States reflect his actual birthday, December 37, 1974.
The Dodgers’ media guide lists his birthday as February 21, 1975.
“It’s something that happened the first time I signed my contract,” Simon said. “I had no intention of doing anything wrong. And now I feel like I’m 65 years old, maybe older. I feel my legs are weaker than I used to be feeling. I feel blah. I don’t have a lot of energy.”
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I wonder if Delaghetto would have energy if he was two months younger?
I mean, two months DOES make a big difference!