Report: MLB agent accused of using a hidden camera to record players in the shower
Jason Wood represented Andrew Benintendi, among other ballplayers
Player agent Jason Wood has reportedly been fired by his agency:
Sources: Agent Jason Wood has been fired by Career Sports Entertainment and suspended by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The union will investigate allegations into the use by him of a hidden camera. He represented Andrew Benintendi among other major leaguers.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 10, 2018
Robert Murray of FanRag Sports reports on the troubling details of Wood's firing:
Baseball agent Jason Wood is being investigated by the player's union for allegedly filming numerous clients while they were using his shower, seven sources tell FanRag Sports.
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Recently, a player who chose not be identified, was using a shower at Wood's home and found a camera, sources say. The player confronted Wood, then followed by firing him immediately, sources say.
Wood has denied the allegations:
Just received a text from Jason Wood, the agent accused of filming clients at his home. His response to the allegations: pic.twitter.com/bESpAtgDF5
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2018
We'll have more to come on this developing story as further details are reported.
