Tejada two years older
In what comes as not much of a surprise it turns out Miguel Tejada isn’t as young as he claimed to be. ESPN.com reports after doing some investigating and a little legal work in the All-Star’s native Dominican Republic, he is actually two years older then the Astros’ media guide says.
The Houston Astros shortstop told the Oakland Athletics when he was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1993 that he was 17. But he was actually 19, meaning he is now 33, two years older than his listed age in the Astros’ media guide and other baseball records.
The shortstop was approached Tuesday by ESPN with evidence that he has lied about his identity throughout his career.
ESPN seems to be trying to sensationalize the story and make something out of almost nothing. It’s not like his being two years older has really had a negative impact on his production, that would be due to tougher steriod policies. All kidding aside this shouldn’t come as a surprise to many and as Tejada himself puts it -
“I’m a poor kid that wanted to sign,” Tejada told the Houston Chronicle about how he followed a coach’s advice in shaving two years off his age. “I’m feeling free now. It’s something that I had in my mind.”
If being two years younger helped him to raise his station in life I don’t see anything wrong with it. The Houston Astros also don’t seem to upset about the situation either, with Astros’ GM Ed Wade even making jokes about age discrepancies. -
“Fact of the matter is that he plays like he’s 25, so I don’t think it really matters a whole lot,” Wade told the newspaper. “We’re still trying to figure out Jose Cruz Sr.’s age.”
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