{"product_id":"baseball-cop-hardcover","title":"Baseball Cop - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEddie Dominguez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristian Red\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eTeri Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposing trafficking, theft, fraud, and gambling in the major leagues, a founding member of the MLB's Department of Investigations reveals a news-breaking true story of power and corruption.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the wake of 2005's sometimes contentious, sometimes comical congressional hearings on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and the subsequent Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball established the Department of Investigations (DOI). An internal and autonomous unit, it was created to not only eliminate the use of steroids, but also to rid baseball of any other illegal, unsavory, or unethical activities. The DOI would investigate the dark side of the national pastime--gambling, age and identity fraud, human trafficking, cover-ups, and more--with the singular purpose of cleaning up the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eduardo Dominguez Jr. was a founding member of that first DOI team, leaving a stellar career with the Boston Police Department to join four other \"supercops\"--a group that included a 9\/11 hero, a mob-buster, and narcotics experts--keeping watch over Major League Baseball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A decorated detective as well as a member of an FBI task force, Dominguez was initially reluctant to leave his law-enforcement career to work full-time in baseball. He had already seen the game's underbelly when he worked as a resident security agent (RSA) for the Boston Red Sox in 1999 and become wary of the game's commitment to any kind of reform. Only at the persuasion a widely respected NYPD detective tapped to lead the DOI did Dominguez agree to join the unit, which was the first--and last--of its kind in major American sports. \"We could clean up this game,\" his new boss promised. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBaseball Cop\u003c\/i\u003e, Dominguez shares the shocking revelations he confronted every day for six years with the DOI and nine as an RSA. He shines a light on the inner workings of the commissioner's office and the complicity of baseball's bosses in dealing with the misdeeds compromising the integrity of the game. Dominguez details the investigations and the obstacles--from the Biogenesis scandal to the perilous trafficking of Cuban players now populating the game to the theft of prospects' signing bonuses by \u003ci\u003ebuscones\u003c\/i\u003e, street agents, and even clubs' employees. He further reveals how the mandates of former senator George Mitchell's report were modified or ignored altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bracing and eye-opening, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Cop \u003c\/i\u003eis a wake-up call for anyone concerned about America's national pastime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a decorated career as a member of the Boston Police Department and an FBI task force, \u003cb\u003eEddie Dominguez\u003c\/b\u003e joined MLB's newly formed Department of Investigations in 2008, where he went on to work for six years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Red\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning sportswriter, most recently for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeri Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e worked as managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e' sports section until 2015 and is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Icon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Huckster: How Chuck Blazer Got Rich From -- and Sold Out -- the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42088127168647,"sku":"9780316483971","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2283af59f93a0380bf3c1f987e7c2839_fd248370-5a6f-42d9-a480-2f8d84d72703.webp?v=1734066553","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/baseball-cop-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}