Rocky Gale was one of the last players to join the Dodgers in
spring training last February.Gale was released by the San Diego Padres on
February 22nd and then signed by the Dodgers to a minor..."Rocky Gale was one of
the last players to join the Dodgers in spring training last February.Gale was
released by the San Diego Padres on February 22nd and then signed by the Dodgers
to a minor league contract on February 25th.Gale played 85 games for the
Oklahoma City Dodgers and started at catcher in 82 of those games.On September
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Angeles to finish the year.What went rightGale hit .281 with four home runs for
Oklahoma City.Also at Oklahoma City, Gale threw out 25 of the 58 stolen base
attempts.What went wrongGale had only 12 walks in over 300 plate appearances.
2018 particularsAge: 30Stats: Gale hit .281./305/.383 at Oklahoma City.Game of
the yearGale only caught two innings with the Los Angeles Dodgers so let¡¯s look
at one of his games at Oklahoma City.On May 5th, Gale hit two home runs in
Oklahoma City¡¯s 4-1 win.He also went 4-for-4 on the Fourth of July.Roster
statusRocky Gale is currently on the 40-man roster.He has three options
remaining. Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler released a statement
Saturday regarding his involvement in not reporting an assault allegation
against women who were in the company of Los Angeles Dodgers minor league
players while he was serving as the Dodgers' player development director in
2015.According to MLB.com, Kapler posted the statement on his website,
Kaplifestyle.com, which crashed afterward.In the statement, Kapler said that
while there was a physical altercation involving two women attacking a girl at a
hotel room one of the players was staying
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him.On Friday, Will Hobson, Christian Red and Teri Thompson of the Washington
Post reported that Kapler did not contact the police after a 17-year-old girl
said that two women who were with the players kicked and punched her for
throwing up on the hotel bed after she had consumed half a bottle of vodka. One
of the players allegedly videotaped the assault.In the statement, Kapler said
that he initially received an email from the girl's grandmother with a written
account of what happened during the incident.After calling the grandmother to
confirm, Kapler said he spoke with the players.One of the players was determined
to have been passed out due to intoxication, while the other player largely
confirmed the grandmother's story, per Kapler.Kapler added that the girl then
emailed him about the incident but that her account did not include any mention
of sexual assault.In his statement, Kapler summarized what he was told:"�Two
players and two women met the individual in question. The group of five returned
to the hotel room where one of the players was staying.�One player passed out
on the bed.�The victim vomited on the other bed due to alcohol
intoxication.�The two women proceeded to hit her on the head and poured water
on her.�The other player shared a video clip of the incident on Snapchat.�The
two women asked the victim to leave."The Washington Post report noted that
Kapler attempted to arrange a dinner between the players and the
girl
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so:"Both players admitted their role in the incident and felt remorseful that
their actions helped to create a situation that allowed these events to occur in
their presence. The two players wanted to apologize directly to the victim for
their poor decision making and lack of responsibility or maturity. To facilitate
this, and with the understanding (as recounted by all parties I spoke to) that
there was no physical or sexual encounters between the players and the alleged
victim, I suggested a meeting in order for the players to apologize. The sole
purpose was to provide the opportunity for the victim to receive an apology in a
controlled environment with supervision, and to educate the players on how to be
accountable. The meeting was suggested to the victim, and she declined. We
respected her wishes and dropped the idea."As part of the Washington Post
article, it was reported that while Kapler was not notified of an alleged sexual
assault via email, the girl later told police that one of the players sexually
assaulted her while she was "struggling to remain conscious."Kapler said he was
unaware of the sexual assault allegation until this week.In his statement,
Kapler wrote that he was contacted three times by the victim and her grandmother
asking for financial assistance. Kapler said that he notified others within the
Dodgers organization of the request but did not partake in any negotiations.With
regard to why he did not contact the authorities following the
incident
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Kapler provided the following explanation:"The question of why I didn't report
this to the police is a fair one. Admittedly, there were many thoughts going
through my mind at the time. But above all, the victim's grandmother asked for
my reassurance that I wouldn't "turn [the victim] in" before the victim would
share what had happened. After the victim shared her description of the night,
she sent me a follow up email and said she didn't want to talk about it any
further. My feeling at the time was that the victim should have the right to
make the decision about what she wanted to do. Perhaps I should have taken it
out of her hands, but my intention was to respect the victim and her wishes."In
addition to my own involvement with this process, I alerted my supervisor and
the Dodgers legal department to allow them to handle whatever employment and
legal consequences were deemed appropriate to the situation. It should be noted
that because the incident occurred in February, minor league players had not yet
reported to camp. There were no formal baseball activities. I could not then
suspend or bench the players or pull them from games—there were none going on at
that time."Again, at the time and as far as I was
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any way (sexually or otherwise). While others determined the consequences for
the players from a legal and social perspective, I and others in player
development took steps to work on their decision-making skills."Kapler added
that during his handling of the situation, he had "no reason to suspect that a
sexual assault was alleged."The 43-year-old Kapler is a former MLB outfielder
who served in his role with the Dodgers until October 2017 when the Phillies
hired him to be their new manager.