Rijo is on the defense

[NewsWhore]

Former ballplayer and current Washington Nationals executive Jose Rijo has come out to defend his reputation in connection with the "Smiley Gonzalez" scandal. Rijo is credited with spotting the talented Gonzalez, but in recent days it was revealed that Gonzalez was actually Carlos David Alvarez Lugo and that the player was 23 years old and not 19. "I am a victim of this fraud that they are trying to tie me to, but it won't be hard for me to prove the truth. I didn't want to comment publicly on this because I didn't want to trouble the investigation, but I decided I had a commitment to maintain the name I have gained throughout my career." Rijo has taken a leave of absence from his position with the Nationals. No word if Smiley will be sanctioned for his fraud.

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