Yankees Fire Two Scouts

The New York Yankees have fired their director of Latin American scouting operations, Carlos Ruiz, and Ramon Valdivia, their director of scouting in the Dominican Republic. These firings are related to the ongoing FBI investigation into MLB's scouting practices in Latin America. Ruiz and Valdivia are accused of skimming more than six figures from player contracts. The original story, reported by the AP, is here.