Report: Five players named in $35 million lawsuit.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Five prominent major league players were named in a $35 million lawsuit over an alleged phone card scam.
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada, New York Mets starter Pedro Martinez, New York Yankees reliever Octavio Dotel and Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo reportedly were named in suit filed by Salvador Delgado, who is representing convenience store owners who say they unknowingly sold defective phone cards - known as "Grandes Ligas" - that were advertised by the players.
According to the lawsuit, a $2 phone card was supposed to provide a 70-minute call to the Dominican Republic, but only allowed customers to talk for about 10.
Ortiz's agent, Diego Bentz, told the Boston Globe that his client, Tejada and Martinez were lured into the deal by Dotel.
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