If you have a spare $60 next time you go to a Cincinnati Reds game, please let pitcher Mike Leake borrow it. Leake was arrested Monday on a shoplifting charge at Macy's in downtown Cincinnati. He is accused of trying to steal six shirts with a total value of $59.88.
Cincinnati Reds’ Pitcher Mike Leake Arrested For Shoplifting
Police arrest reports said Leake removed the price tags from six American Rag T-shirts at Macy’s and tried to leave without paying for them.
Because you’re wondering...Leake makes $425,000.
Leake was arrested two hours before he was expected at Great American Ball Park to take batting practice before a game against Pittsburgh. Leake had started and got the victory in an 11-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday.
Leake said in a statement released by the Reds that his attorney told him not to discuss the arrest. Leake apologized to his family, to the club and to fans “for this distraction.”
For more on the arrest and how it will impact Cincinnati, visit Red Reporter.
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