SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Police in the Dominican Republic are searching for a former Chicago Cubs minor leaguer suspected of shooting a man dead in a money dispute.
Josefrailin Alcantara, an 18-year-old outfielder who signed with the Cubs for a $500,000 bonus in January 2022, is being sought over the killing of Darwin Díaz Valerio.
Alcantara was released by the Cubs on Wednesday.
A spokesman of the Caribbean country's police, captain Fernando Perez Valerio, said Thursday the suspicion is based on the testimony of Diego Anibal Rodríguez Martínez, a cousin of the baseball player.