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Astros Owner Jim Crane Calls Mike Bolsinger's Lawsuit a 'Publicity Stunt'

owner Jim Crane doesn't think much of the lawsuit filed against him by former MLB pitcher Mike Bolsinger.

Crane and business partner Derek Vigoa argued it's just a "publicity-seeking" case in a California state court motion last week, via Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic:

"His lawsuit is, from all appearances, a publicity stunt filed in California (replete with irrelevant references to the 2017 World Series contest between the Dodgers and Astros, in which Plaintiff did not even play) designed to garner national media attention. Plaintiff’s decision to file this lawsuit in Los Angeles, a jurisdiction unrelated to any of the alleged interactions between Plaintiff and Defendants, underscores that Plaintiff’s lawsuit is a publicity stunt.