Report claims MLB suspended prospect over fake identity plot that even included a phony death

The Cleveland Guardians' $2.9 million pre-deal with a Dominican Republic prospect unraveled over allegations of a faked identity and age fraud.

Report: player posed as nearly two years younger Scheme allegedly included fake grave and records $2.8m agreement with Guardians was canceled A once-prized prospect from the Dominican Republic has been suspended by Major League Baseball after a league investigation revealed the player was part of an elaborate plot t

The prospect had an agreement to sign with the Guardians in 2029 and allegedly falsified his age and name through a fake identity.

Great lengths were taken to make a young Dominican prospect appear several years younger than his actual age

This is a crazy story about a Guardians prospect who wasn't who he said he was.

Sources: MLB suspends prospect over false identity, age plot  ESPN