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Bad Bunny sports agency sues MLB players’ union over ‘death penalty’ ban

Puerto Rican recording artist Bad Bunny, left, sits courtside during the first half of an NBA playoff game last month in Dallas.
Puerto Rican recording artist Bad Bunny, left, sits courtside during the first half of an NBA playoff game last month in Dallas. Photograph: Jeffrey McWhorter/AP

Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, asking for a restraining order against the union that would allow it to keep working with the company’s clients – a roster it says now includes NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr.

Rimas Sports, under its corporate name Diamond Sports LLC, sued in US district court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, accusing the Major League Baseball Players Association of violating Puerto Rico’s general tort claim and tortious interference with its contracts to represent players.

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