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… They’ve shown great contrition over this this,” Espinosa-Dash said. “It’s taken an emotional toll on them, but they have really matured through this process.”
The two Rangers are the only players to be allowed re-entry into the U.S. after more than 30 players were caught up in a marriage-for-money scam that would have allowed the players to engage in arranged sham marriages in order to get their “wives” into the U.S. on visas. Once in the U.S., the women were often used as prostitutes or were poorly paid for work. One other player who was caught up in the 2004-05 scandal, pitcher Juan de Leon, remains property of an MLB club (the New York Yankees). It is not believed, however, that he has received clearance to re-enter the U.S.. Espinosa-Dash said she believes the clearing of Beltre and Ogando is a precedent-setting case.