Racy Sizemore photos stolen, put online
CLEVELAND (AP)—Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore(notes) has contactedinvestigators from Major League Baseball to stop publication of steamyphotographs that he says were stolen from his girlfriend’s e-mail account andthen posted online.
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Sizemore took the photos, which first appeared Sunday on a Web site, with acell phone standing in front of a bathroom mirror. He is partially nude in a fewof them.
“We fully support Grady as he deals with this personal matter,” theIndians said in a statement Monday. “The posted photos were stolen from hisgirlfriend’s e-mail account and a legal investigation is under way.”
Sizemore told The Plain Dealer of Cleveland the photos were intended for hisgirlfriend. The team said Sizemore wouldn’t make any further comment on thephotos.
The 27-year-old Sizemore is the Indians’ most popular player. His fan baseincludes “Grady’s Ladies,” and several other women’s groups devoted to thethree-time All-Star.
With a rare combination of speed and Sizemore, acquired from Montreal in a2002 trade, has developed into one of baseball’s best all-around players, but hewas limited to just 106 games last season because of injuries.
He is one of only two players in club history to hit 30 homers and steal 30bases in one season. A two-time Gold Glove winner, Sizemore has endeared himselfto Cleveland fans with his hustle and durability. In 2006 and 2007, he played inall 162 regular-season games.
Sizemore suffered an elbow injury and sports hernia during spring trainingin 2009 and was never 100 percent. He batted a career-low .248 with 18 homersand 64 RBIs before he deciding to stop playing on Sept. 4. He underwent twooffseason surgeries.
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