Former MLB All-Star Miguel Tejada is in big trouble as a warrant has been issued for his arrest. According to reports, the arrest warrant is on the heels of Miguel owning a whopping $9 million. The report continues that Miguel tried to pay the debt with a bad check hence the warrant to get him arrested to face the law.
A former MLB MVP is in some trouble.
Six-time All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada is in some trouble in his native Dominican Republic after an arrest warrant was issued over a debt of $9 million.
MLB insider Hector Gomez stated the warrant comes on behalf of Henry Soto Lara, who is alleging Tejada attempted to pay the significant debt with a bad check.
ElDia.com later reported that Tejada is no stranger to being in trouble for bad checks.
“It is recalled that Tejada was sentenced to a suspended year in prison in 2019 for issuing bad checks,” ElDia.com wrote. “He was also sentenced to pay 3.5 million pesos for the cost of the process and 200,000 pesos in compensation.”
Emiten orden de arresto contra Miguel Tejada por deuda de RD$9 millones
El Tribunal de Ejecución de la Pena del departamento judicial del Distrito Nacional emitió orden de captura, arresto y conducencia contra el expelotero Miguel Tejada, en relación al caso que se le sigue por… pic.twitter.com/YlpYmgoKwQ
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) August 15, 2023
Tejada reportedly made upwards of $96 million during his career. These days, it looks like his net worth is around $40,000. It’s clear he has had money troubles since retiring from the league, but possibly screwing people over is not the way to go about it.
The 49-year-old, the 2002 AL MVP with the Oakland Athletics, played for six teams in his 16 seasons in the majors, earning All-Star nods in Oakland, Baltimore, and Houston and hitting 307 career homers.
He also led the majors in RBI during the 2004 season and retired with 307 career home runs and a slash line of .285/.336/.456.
Famous people mostly end up being locked up in jail over their money problems and the former MLB All-star Miguel Tejada’s case is a classical example. I hope he gets money to pay off his debt to skip prison.