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Indians' affiliate fires PA announcer after discovering he is a sex offender (Big League Stew)

After interviewing about 50 candidates for the position, the Akron RubberDucks, a Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, announced Scott Foster as the team's public address announcer for the upcoming season. Less than two weeks after that press release, Foster was fired by the club after it was revealed he is a sex offender.

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The Akron Beacon Journal was the first to discover Foster's history. In 2004, Foster was convicted of sending sexually explicit emails and making suggestive comments to two 13-year-old girls at A.