Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez is still scheduled to start Sunday afternoon after he traveled to Miami Friday amidst a civil lawsuit that was filed against him.
#stlcards Carlos Martinez, who had a lawsuit brought against him this week, is still scheduled to start today: https://t.co/zPV5c0THRo
— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) May 1, 2016
The allegations aren’t good.
From TMZ:
The woman behind the suit, filed in district court in Miami, claims she began a romantic relationship with Martinez in 2012 — and the two had an on-and-off relationship for years.
According to the suit, the two reconnected last year — and began having sex again on Dec. 16th. Two days later, the woman claims she began to feel ill and later tested positive for multiple STDs.
The woman claims she had grilled Martinez about his sexual health before they hooked up and he “swore to God that he was not infected with any sexually transmitted disease.”
Soon after the woman informed Martinez about her condition, he allegedly bolted for the Dominican Republic and never called her back.
Now, she’s suing him for battery, negligent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, fraud and more … and she’s demanding more than $1.5 million in damages.
The Post-Dispatch had quotes from Cardinals GM John Mozeliak:
“We wait. And once we learn more, then we’ll have more of an idea. These are things you just learn as you go.”
Mozeliak said Martinez’s agent, Brian Mejia, had called him on Thursday night, informing Mozeliak of the matter.
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