Yankees Cut Jake Sanford for Allegedly Stealing, Selling Teammates' Equipment

justrun7 · 05-18-2022, 03:47 PM

Pretty crazy story. He was also selling to fans and not following through. I don't see another team signing him after this.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ates-equipment

BostonNut · 05-18-2022, 03:49 PM

Cheating, stealing...what next from this organization??

Drew3000 · 05-18-2022, 03:50 PM

When I worked in AAA (Dodgers affiliate), we had to fire our home clubhouse manager for selling players equipment on eBay

SupermanBrandon · 05-18-2022, 03:50 PM

Is he also a breaker w/ Plat?

Philthy · 05-18-2022, 03:50 PM

I am in a Bowman Chrome facebook group. Several people in that group accused him of selling them Bowman cards and then ghosting and there was a long thread on it.

His milb profile actually showed "released" on Monday of this week.

pip · 05-18-2022, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

Is he also a breaker w/ Plat?

Ok. That's kind of funny.

shortstopguy12 · 05-18-2022, 03:57 PM

At one point I had a large stash of this guy.. made some decent money as well. I’m left with a few smaller ones… The interesting sides of prospecting, lol

smanzari · 05-18-2022, 04:11 PM

This is kind of hilarious TBH. Go to ANY of the multiple Game Used MLB/MiLB Facebook pages and he's scammed AT LEAST 5 of the members

bbnut · 05-18-2022, 04:21 PM

Didn't Ruben Rivera of the Yankees get caught stealing in the Yankees' clubhouse about 15-20 years ago?

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gmarutiak · 05-18-2022, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bbnut

Didn't Ruben Rivera of the Yankees get caught stealing in the Yankees' clubhouse about 15-20 years ago?

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Yep: https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/12/s...ve-is-cut.html

Side note: In 2003, I worked for the Altoona Curve. Ruben Rivera was playing for the Bowie Baysox. When he came up to bat in a game in Altoona, one of our interns played "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction as his walk-up song. It was hilarious to those who got the joke, but it got the intern fired and the Curve had to issue an apology to Rivera. Hard to believe that was almost two decades ago.

Triple B · 05-18-2022, 04:35 PM

He was in a TON of Facebook groups selling equipment. Dude needs help.

Rooftop · 05-18-2022, 04:38 PM

16 HRs in A ball?

He’ll be back soon.

clocsta2323 · 05-18-2022, 04:41 PM

I've got a purple /10 sapphire PSA 10 thats been listed for a while, not much interest in it at all before this. Maybe another klepto will offer on it now.

LCM1223 · 05-18-2022, 04:42 PM

What an odd fella

gododgersfan · 05-18-2022, 04:53 PM

Unreal. His career is over. I would not want this dirt bag in my clubhouse.

Boredlawyer · 05-18-2022, 04:58 PM

If they paid those minor leaguers a livable wage, he wouldn't have to sell those bats to eat.

GMRide27 · 05-18-2022, 04:59 PM

Is there any game used 1/1 super rare SP SSP first edition chrome color match rookie RPA true gem Aaron Judge bats he's selling?

Dbacksbaseball · 05-18-2022, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple B

He was in a TON of Facebook groups selling equipment. Dude needs help.

Lots of photos of message conversations with him just rubbing it in peoples faces. Kinda funny. You’ll lose an hour or two to the rabbit hole if you go down that trail though….be warned lol

atk825 · 05-18-2022, 05:33 PM

Dude was also extremely online on twitter. Even after this all came to light, he was still stupidly running his mouth.

That said, if Matt Bush can come back after drunk driving into a motorcyclist, backing up and driving away from the scene over the motorcyclist's head, basically anyone can.

Drew3000 · 05-18-2022, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gmarutiak

Yep: https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/12/s...ve-is-cut.html

Side note: In 2003, I worked for the Altoona Curve. Ruben Rivera was playing for the Bowie Baysox. When he came up to bat in a game in Altoona, one of our interns played "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction as his walk-up song. It was hilarious to those who got the joke, but it got the intern fired and the Curve had to issue an apology to Rivera. Hard to believe that was almost two decades ago.

Lmao! I hope that intern got laid that night, he deserved too

Astros19 · 05-18-2022, 05:52 PM

I don't Prospect but typically buy a few packs of Bowman every year.
Of course this is the only auto I pulled that year.

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cardsin47 · 05-18-2022, 06:15 PM

You would think that MLB Salaries would make Crime not pay…..

fulltritty · 05-18-2022, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BostonNut

Cheating, stealing...what next from this organization??

You forgot steroid users so that's at least 2 out of the 3 the Yankees have in common with the Red Sox.

callou2131 · 05-18-2022, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew3000

When I worked in AAA (Dodgers affiliate), we had to fire our home clubhouse manager for selling players equipment on eBay

I believe this 100% I used to buy sticks, skates, gloves,, practice jerseys etc. Out the back door of the Washington Capitals practice arena. It was for about 8 months, until Jaromir Jagrs favorite stick somehow ended up in my house. He had a contract for KOHO sticks, and this one was a CCM with a wrap put over it to look like his KOHO hyper k stick. Wish I kept all those Ovechkin rookie sticks.

coltsnsox07 · 05-18-2022, 08:19 PM

Sanford? 'You big dummy!'...

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SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	Is he also a breaker w/ Plat?

05-18-2022, 03:50 PM	#5
Philthy Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,157	I am in a Bowman Chrome facebook group. Several people in that group accused him of selling them Bowman cards and then ghosting and there was a long thread on it. His milb profile actually showed "released" on Monday of this week.

05-18-2022, 04:11 PM	#8
smanzari Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: N/A Posts: 10,726	This is kind of hilarious TBH. Go to ANY of the multiple Game Used MLB/MiLB Facebook pages and he's scammed AT LEAST 5 of the members

05-18-2022, 04:21 PM	#9
bbnut Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 160	Didn't Ruben Rivera of the Yankees get caught stealing in the Yankees' clubhouse about 15-20 years ago? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

05-18-2022, 04:38 PM	#12
Rooftop Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,565	16 HRs in A ball? He’ll be back soon.

05-18-2022, 04:41 PM	#13
clocsta2323 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: D.C. Posts: 6,893	I've got a purple /10 sapphire PSA 10 thats been listed for a while, not much interest in it at all before this. Maybe another klepto will offer on it now.

05-18-2022, 04:42 PM	#14
LCM1223 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 26,684 lucards1295	What an odd fella __________________ Total Topps BUNT Profits: $1652.51 KICK: $3243.82 HUDDLE: $300.22 STAR WARS CARD TRADER: $3075.61 STAR WARS FORCE COLLECTION: $1318.14 TWD: $94.09 SKATE: $697.03

05-18-2022, 04:53 PM	#15
gododgersfan Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 458 goarmynco	Unreal. His career is over. I would not want this dirt bag in my clubhouse.

05-18-2022, 04:58 PM	#16
Boredlawyer Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,241	If they paid those minor leaguers a livable wage, he wouldn't have to sell those bats to eat.

05-18-2022, 04:59 PM	#17
GMRide27 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 705	Is there any game used 1/1 super rare SP SSP first edition chrome color match rookie RPA true gem Aaron Judge bats he's selling?

05-18-2022, 05:33 PM	#19
atk825 Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 3,186	Dude was also extremely online on twitter. Even after this all came to light, he was still stupidly running his mouth. That said, if Matt Bush can come back after drunk driving into a motorcyclist, backing up and driving away from the scene over the motorcyclist's head, basically anyone can.

05-18-2022, 05:52 PM	#21
Astros19 Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 5,994	I don't Prospect but typically buy a few packs of Bowman every year. Of course this is the only auto I pulled that year. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

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coltsnsox07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22,390	Sanford? 'You big dummy!'...