Around the Majors: Ponson is arrested
by Lee SininsDecember 26, 2004
1) Orioles P Sidney Ponson was arrested and is expected to be charged today with assault and battery charges on a judge on a beach in Aruba.
After 4.09 ERA/6 RSAA and 3.75 ERA/13 RSAA seasons, Ponson had a 5.30 ERA/-12 RSAA in 33 starts. He has a 4.67 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.65, and -20 RSAA in 210 games.
2) The Indians are working on signing free agent P Kevin Millwood.
3) On December 22, Doug Ault died at the age of 54.
Ault, a 1B, had a .671 career OPS, compared to his league average of .730, and -28 RCAA in 256 games with the 1976 Rangers and 1977-80 BlueJays.
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