The Angels have contacted Major League Baseball regarding Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper’s public recruitment of Angels star Mike Trout, a possible violation of tampering rules.
. Angels owner Arte Moreno has indicated on multiple occasions that re-signing Trout to an extension is a top priority for his team.first put on his Phillies jersey
during his introductory news conference Saturday. He said that his club-friendly deal, which pays him roughly $26 million a year, left the Phillies room to add other players. “I know there’s another guy in about two years who comes off the books,” Harper said then. “We’ll see what happens with him.”Harper took his recruitment of Trout a step further Tuesday:"For me, I can be able to talk to Trout, or whoever it is, big-name free agent or whoever wants to come to Philly or is thinking about coming to Philly, I can say 'Hey, this is the place to be. This is where the fans are great, ownership understands it, our manager is awesome.
MLB has rules on tampering that prevent players from enticing others to join clubs that are not their own while they are still under contract, even in a hypothetical sense. The league has reprimanded players for enticing others to join their teams in the past, such as when David Ortiz received a warning letter for publicly lobbying the Boston Red Sox to sign Edwin Encarnacion in 2016. The league can also issue fines.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A.
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