Braves Minor Leaguer Busted In Prostitution Sting

It’s Spring Training time, which means MLB teams have convened to warm locations to get ready for the long grind of the regular season. But in between all the rigorous preparation, there is downtime. Braves minor leaguer Deunte Heath (pictured) reportedly made an unfortunate choice with his free time:↵↵⇥ KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Police in Florida say a minor league pitcher in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been charged with two prostitution-related misdemeanors after a sting conducted not far from the team’s spring training facility.↵⇥↵⇥Right-handed pitcher Deunte Heath bonded out of jail Friday. Kissimmee police spokeswoman Stacie Miller says the 24-year-old ballplayer was arrested Thursday night when he allegedly responded to Internet prostitution ads and agreed to pay $75 for a sex act.↵⇥

↵↵↵Deunte Heath isn’t the first MLB’er to be aired out for cruising for some sort of casual encounter on the web. Ryan Freel was reportedly caught in a similar situation, although not arrested for anything because he wasn’t out trying to pay for sex. He was just making himself available. (See, Deunte, are you taking notes?) Match.com has been an equally troublesome spot for big-leaguers in the past. (See: Shackelford, Brian.)↵

↵↵My advice to Heath would be this: make friends with Jason Heyward and hang around him. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that chicks dig the long ball, so we already know where the women around the Braves will be.↵

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