False Accusations & Tooth Fairies: Zac Gallen & Agent Blast MLB

Michael Hill is MLB Vice-President; he used to be the Miami Marlins GM. Zac Gallen used to be a pitcher for the Miami Marlins. Gallen is accusing Hill, who is leading MLB's crackdown on foreign substances, of being a big proponent of Marlins' pitchers using the "sticky stuff" to get better grip.

Without saying his name, Zac Gallen just called out MLB VP Michael Hill, suggesting that he promoted sticky stuff usage as Marlins GM: "He was in charge of an organization that was definitely at one point saying, ‘Hey, you’re going to need these things to help you.’"
— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) June 16, 2021

Hill didn't take kindly to the accusations, offering his response:

Michael Hill has responded to Zac Gallen. Gallen is represented by Scott Boras. pic.twitter.com/UUYZVVtdxX
— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) June 17, 2021

Hill basically labeled Gallen a liar, charging him with guilt by association with agent Scott Boras, who came out yesterday and blasted MLB over the issue.

Naturally, Boras didn't take Hill's accusations lightly, and had his own reply:

Boras answer: "A player trained in the Marlins organization spoke candidly and truthfully. The then-GM’s response is none other than the antiquated Sgt Schultz defense: 'I see nothing!' Next we’ll be asked to believe the Tooth Fairy was the farm director."https://t.co/awqB44MAZc
— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) June 17, 2021

Boras came to his client (Gallen)'s defense, referring to Hill's comments, in which he appeared to try to distance himself from any such actions while with the Marlins, as make-believe: "Next we'll be asked to believe the Tooth Fairy was the farm director."

This whole sticky mess gets more interesting by the minute. Stay tuned.

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