Former Los Angeles Angels employee Brian “Bubba” Harkins is naming names. Harkins, who was fired by the Angels last March, said in court papers Thursday that multiple Cy Young winners and All-Star pitchers used an illegal pitching substance distributed by Harkins, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
Harkins named a number of former and current Angels players, “including Troy Percival, Brendan Donnelly, Tyler Chatwood, Kevin Jepsen and, most recently, Cam Bedrosian, Keynan Middleton, Yusmeiro Petit, Luke Bard, Matt Andriese, Dylan Peters, Jose Suarez and Dylan Bundy,” according to the Times.
On top of that, Harkins said he has evidence suggesting Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander, Adam Wainwright, Corey Kluber and Felix Hernandez all used an illegal pitching substance to improve their grip on the ball.