Burlington player back in pro ball after marriage scam

Jun. 19, 2010 9:07 pm

Burlington Bees outfielder Rene Oriental is 26 years old. He came into Saturday night's double-header with the Cedar Rapids Kernels with a .235 batting average, three home runs and 21 RBIs.

Those aren't prospect numbers. But Oriental is getting a chance to play professional baseball again, which is a story in itself.

He was caught in a marriage-for-pay scam in his native Dominican Republic in late 2006/early 2007.

Here's a story from ESPN.com that ran a couple of years ago explaining Oriental's saga. Quite interesting.

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