Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez, who faces numerous felony charges related to alleged sex crimes with a minor, said Tuesday that police officers lied last year when they said he confessed to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Vazquez is seeking to have evidence collected by the Pennsylvania State Police and Florida Department of Law Enforcement thrown out. He said in a pretrial hearing Tuesday he was scared of being shot when he met with officers Sept. 17 last year because of his experience with police in his native Venezuela, per Rich Cholodofsky of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.