SB Nation Arizona - Mike Leake Arrested For Stealing Shirts, Still Slated To Face Arizonahttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2011-04-18T17:56:39-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18831982011-04-18T17:56:39-07:002011-04-18T17:56:39-07:00Mike Leake Arrested For Stealing Shirts, Still Slated To Face Arizona
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<p>In a bizarre story, former Sun Devil and current <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Cincinnati Reds</a> star <span>Mike Leake</span> was <a target="_blank" href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110418/SPT04/304180108/Reds-pitcher-Mike-Leake-arrested">arrested for allegedly stealing six shirts from a Macy's</a> in Ohio. From Cincinnati.com:</p>
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<p>Loss prevention employees at the Macy's Downtown store called police after they said Leake removed security tags from six American Rag T-shirts, valued at $59.88, and walked out of the store without paying for them. The incident was captured by store security cameras, police documents state.</p>
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<p>Leake is known around the majors for making the rare leap directly from college baseball into the Cincinnati Reds' rotation, entirely bypassing the minor league system.</p>
<p>It's very interesting that Leake would attempted to steal such inexpensive shirts, especially considering his salary ($425,000) and the $2.3 million signing bonus that he received two years ago.</p>
<p>Leake could face up to 180 days in jail for this boneheaded move, but this begs the bigger question: what was he thinking? Only the man himself could tell you that.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2011/4/18/2333739/mike-leake-arrested-for-stealing-shirts-still-slated-to-face-arizonaCory Williams