來源：洛杉磯時報 https://goo.gl/94f15y
By Maria Torres 3/5/2019
The Angels have contacted Major League Baseball regarding Philadelphia
Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper’s public recruitment of Angels star Mike
Trout, a possible violation of tampering rules.
費城人隊外野手 Bryce Harper 近日涉嫌違規公開招募天使隊球星 Mike Trout，天使球團已就此事向聯盟告狀
Harper, who signed a $330-million, 13-year contract with the Phillies late
last week, told a Philadelphia radio station Tuesday that he plans to ask
Trout to join him on the East Coast as soon as Trout becomes a free agent.
Harper 上週剛和費城人簽下 13 年 330M 的大約，他星期二在費城的廣播節目上透漏說他打算在 Trout 成為自由球員後馬上邀請他來東岸跟他組團
"If you don't think I'm gonna call Mike Trout to come to Philly in 2020,
you're crazy,” he said on SportsRadio 94WIP.
Harper: 「如果你覺得我明年不會打電話叫 Trout 一起來費城人，你一定是傻了」
Angels general manager Billy Eppler said in a text message to the L.A. Times
that he is aware of the comments and, “We’ve been in touch with MLB and we
have no further comment at this time.”
天使隊 GM Billy Eppler 傳簡訊跟洛杉磯時報的記者表明他已得知此事
Eppler: 「我們已經有跟聯盟聯絡了，目前不方便進一步說明」
Trout, who is from Millville, N.J., and has season tickets to the
Philadelphia Eagles, is under contract with the Angels through 2020. Angels
owner Arte Moreno has indicated on multiple occasions that re-signing Trout
to an extension is a top priority for his team.
Trout 跟 天使隊的合約將在明年球季後到期，在紐澤西 Millville(離費城市中心車程不到一小時)長大的他持有 NFL 費城老鷹隊的季票。天使隊老闆 Arte Moreno 已數次表態天使隊的第一要務就是跟 Trout 簽下延長合約
That has not prevented Harper from stumping for Trout since the moment he
first put on his Phillies jersey during his introductory news conference
Saturday. He said that his club-friendly deal, which pays him roughly $26
million a year, leaves the Phillies room to add other players.
然而天使老闆的表態沒能阻止 Harper。 他自從週六加盟記者會第一次穿上費城人球衣後就對招募 Trout 興致昂昂。 Harper 認為自己平均 26M 年薪的新合約對球團十分友善，將使費城人保有足夠空間簽下其他球員
“I know there’s another guy in about two years who comes off the books,”
Harper said then. “We’ll see what happens with him.”
Harper:「我知道有個人再過兩個球季就會踏進自由市場了，到時候看看他會如何決定」
Harper took his recruitment of Trout a step further Tuesday: "For me, I can
be able to talk to Trout, or whoever it is, big-name free agent or whoever
wants to come to Philly or is thinking about coming to Philly, I can say
'Hey, this is the place to be. This is where the fans are great, ownership
understands it, our manager is awesome.’”
星期二 Harper 更進一步公開招募 Trout: 「Trout 或其他任何對費城人有興趣的球員都可以來跟我聊聊， 我會跟他們說：『嘿就是這裡沒錯了。這裡球迷超棒，老闆搞得清楚狀況，總教練也超讚』」
MLB has rules on tampering that prevent players from enticing others to join
clubs that are not their own while they are still under contract, even in a
hypothetical sense. The league has reprimanded players for enticing others to
join their teams in the past, such as when David Ortiz received a warning
letter for publicly lobbying the Boston Red Sox to sign Edwin Encarnacion in
2016. The league can also issue fines.
MLB 有明文禁止球員慫恿其他合約在身的非自由球員跳槽到其他球隊，就算只是假設語氣也不行。聯盟在過去已曾對此類行為警告違規球員，例如 David Ortiz 在 2016 年違規招募 Edwin Encarnacion 時就曾收到聯盟的警告信。除了書面警告外聯盟也有權對違規球員罰款