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November 8, 2011

Simon's hearing canceled; cleared of wrongdoing, his representatives say

Orioles right-hander Alfredo Simon has been cleared of all wrongdoing in the Jan. 1 fatal shooting of his cousin, according to his representatives.

Simon was supposed to have a hearing today in the Dominican, but it was canceled and his representatives said all potential charges were dropped. Twice before, a hearing was scheduled but witnesses did not show.

Today’s canceled hearing seemingly ends an 11-month saga in which Simon was the lead suspect in the case. He spent two months in a Dominican prison but was never charged with a crime.

He began pitching for the Orioles again in May and was 4-9 with a 4.90 ERA in 23 games (16 starts).

Posted by Dan Connolly at 12:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

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Yuupii Free Simon... im so happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

Posted by: erling | November 8, 2011 1:07 PM

everyone knows who did it, but afraid to speak the truth that the origin involves a military family. but justice was done

Posted by: Memo | November 8, 2011 1:27 PM

I trust that he will celebrate this new year's without a gun.

Posted by: David from Roanoke | November 8, 2011 1:29 PM

somebody should make sure he doesn't stay home for any of the upcoming holidays. Bring him to Baltimore.

Posted by: joe from jersey | November 8, 2011 1:51 PM

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A Baltimore native, Dan Connolly has been covering sports for 14 years, and baseball and the Orioles for 10 seasons, including the past six with The Sun. His first year covering baseball on a daily basis was Cal Ripken Jr.'s final season as a player. It's believed that is just a coincidence.

Steve Gould is an assistant sports editor for The Sun, overseeing Orioles coverage. The Columbia native joined The Sun as a sports copy editor in 2006 after graduating from the University of Maryland.

Peter Schmuck has been covering baseball for a lot longer than Steve Gould has been on this earth. He is now a general sports columnist, but has been a beat writer covering three major league teams (the Dodgers, Angels and Orioles) and also spent a decade as the Sun's national baseball writer. If you want more of his insight on the Orioles and other sports issues, check out his personal blog -- The Schmuck Stops Here.