A Camden County jury on Tuesday awarded more than $1.5 million to former Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams in a civil case against MLB Network for his firing as an analyst in 2014 after disputed reports about his conduct at two of his 10-year-old son’s Little League games.
“This verdict completely vindicates Mitch Williams, who was viciously defamed by anonymous sources on the Internet and then had MLB Network breach its contract with him,” said one of his lawyers, Laura Carlin Mattiacci, in a statement.
MLB Network said in a statement Tuesday evening: “While we respect the jury’s decision, we disagree with their conclusion and are reviewing all of our legal options.