Sasaki Leaves For Family Business

[SmedIndy]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0509/1380683.html

Here's another instance where a "family leave" provision could have helped the M's and done the right thing for a player. Instead, it leaves the M's a player short. Obviously Sasaki has quite pressing business. (I really don't think it's filming another episode of the Iron Chef...)

I can't find the thread we discussed this before....

[poorme]

Wow, that puts them in a bind. They avoided things like this last year.

[WiredTiger]

I don't think he'll be gone for long and Hasegawa and Rhodes definitely can do the job. Bad Timing though because Nelson is out too.

[BuzzBuzzard]

Originally posted by SmedIndy
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0509/1380683.html

Here's another instance where a "family leave" provision The FMLA provisions cover all workers!:D

[WiredTiger]

I wonder what would happen if a ballplayer tried to invoke the FMLA. I guess not many of them would because it would be unpaid.

[BuzzBuzzard]

Originally posted by WiredTiger
I wonder what would happen if a ballplayer tried to invoke the FMLA. I guess not many of them would because it would be unpaid. Plus these guys all get their jobs back anyway. FMLA offers them nothing.

[SmedIndy]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0511/1381346.html

Sasaki's back with the M's. His wife was ill. But then he also signed an extension with the M's the same day he announced his return, and claimed A had nothing to do with B.

I believe him....