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Mitch Williams trial against MLB Network continues
Mitch Williams trial against MLB Network continues
The attorney for Williams called two female parents of little leaguers on Williams' team ( Jersey Wild) yesterday to contradict the MLB Network's allegations. Both attended the May 10 and 11 tournament games at the Ripken field in 2014. They denied hearing any improper language from the coach Mitch Williams. A male witness, a parent of the Olney Pirates team testified that he heard the Pirates' head coach say, after the alleged "pussy" calling incident, that the coach was going to bury Mitch Williams. The plaintiff Williams rested their case.
The lawyer for the Network called as its first witness the 13 year old catcher for the Jersey Titans, the opposing team in the Sunday game against the Jersey Wild. He testified to the events of that day when he was just ten years old. He said he heard Williams talking in the dugout to his own team. He heard Williams call his friend the Titan pitcher a "pussy". He did not say that Williams said it to him directly, but it was loud enough for him to hear it clearly, and Williams turned towards the pitcher when he said it. The 13 year old also testified that he had an autographed baseball signed by Williams that he gave to a teacher because he was so upset about what Williams had said about his friend. The next witness was the Public Relations MLB Network employee Lorraine Fisher. She verified that former MLB Network President Anthony Petitti told Williams to view video of the games played during the Mother's Day weekend Ripken tournament in 2014. While in her office, she said Williams watched the video and got very loud and said "Fuck the Ripken Tournament." She was so upset that she cried as a result of the outburst. Williams later apologized and said he had been frustrated because he didn't see anything that would have justified his termination.
The attorney for Williams called two female parents of little leaguers on Williams' team ( Jersey Wild) yesterday to contradict the MLB Network's allegations. Both attended the May 10 and 11 tournament games at the Ripken field in 2014. They denied hearing any improper language from the coach Mitch Williams. A male witness, a parent of the Olney Pirates team testified that he heard the Pirates' head coach say, after the alleged "pussy" calling incident, that the coach was going to bury Mitch Williams. The plaintiff Williams rested their case.
The lawyer for the Network called as its first witness the 13 year old catcher for the Jersey Titans, the opposing team in the Sunday game against the Jersey Wild. He testified to the events of that day when he was just ten years old. He said he heard Williams talking in the dugout to his own team. He heard Williams call his friend the Titan pitcher a "pussy". He did not say that Williams said it to him directly, but it was loud enough for him to hear it clearly, and Williams turned towards the pitcher when he said it. The 13 year old also testified that he had an autographed baseball signed by Williams that he gave to a teacher because he was so upset about what Williams had said about his friend. The next witness was the Public Relations MLB Network employee Lorraine Fisher. She verified that former MLB Network President Anthony Petitti told Williams to view video of the games played during the Mother's Day weekend Ripken tournament in 2014. While in her office, she said Williams watched the video and got very loud and said "Fuck the Ripken Tournament." She was so upset that she cried as a result of the outburst. Williams later apologized and said he had been frustrated because he didn't see anything that would have justified his termination.
