Miami Marlins, Boras Feud Escalates

The Miami Marlins' feud with agent Scott Boras escalated Wednesday, and the team said he'll be left out of any future talks regarding ace Jose Fernandez's workload.

Team president David Samson pledged to exclude Boras after the agent complained about the Marlins' handling of another one of his clients, outfielder Marcell Ozuna. The dispute perhaps reduces the already slim likelihood the Marlins will sign Fernandez to a long-term contract.

An exchange of barbs began with Boras criticizing the Marlins for demoting Ozuna to Triple-A last season when he was in a 1-for-36 slump. The comments brought an angry response from Samson.

"My strong suggestion to Mr. Boras is that instead of resting on his 5 percent that he collects from his stable of players, he write a check and buy a team," Samson said. "Then he would have the opportunity to run a team that he claims to be so able to do. Until that time, he is in no position to comment how any Major League Baseball team is operated."

Overdose Possible In Hanson Death

An overdose is possible in the death of former Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tommy Hanson, but the cause of his death has yet to be determined, authorities said.

Hanson wasn't breathing when emergency crews tried to help him Sunday at a friend's home near Atlanta, Coweta County sheriff's officials wrote in their initial report. They typed "overdose" in a small section titled "crime incident."

Sheriff's officials said in a statement Wednesday that an officer was part of a conversation with hospital emergency room workers, but it doesn't describe the conversation, nor does it indicate what Hanson might have overdosed on.

Hanson, 29, died Monday night at an Atlanta hospital.

"At this time there is no indication or suspicion of foul play," sheriff's officials said.

Hanson was regarded as Atlanta's top pitching prospect in 2011. He pitched for the Braves from 2009 to 2012 and the Angels in 2013. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native signed minor league contracts with the White Sox in 2014 and Giants in 2015.

On Sunday, fire and EMS crews and sheriff's deputies were called to the home southwest of Atlanta in Newnan, where Hanson was visiting a friend, authorities said.