Bartolo Colón did not pay medical bill
The Major League baseball pitcher, Bartolo Colón, has been sued in the Dominican courts by two doctors who carried out stem cell treatment on his which enabled him to extend his career from 2011 to date, and are asking for the payment of outstanding bills according to an agreement made between the physicians and Colon. The complaint filed in court claimed that the payment owned to the doctors was linked the success of the procedure.
Doctors Leonel Liriano and Sergio Guzmán allege that they treated Colón in 2010 when it appeared that his career in the Major Leagues was all but over. But thanks to the work of Liriano and Guzman, Colon was able to continue playing at a high level while earning a salary of more than US$45 million.
The physicians explained that the agreement reached with Colón was that if the treatment was not a success he would not be required to pay. However, if the procedure was successful (as it was) Colon had agreed to pay the doctors a percentage of his salary. In the lawsuit, they are asking for US$4 million.
The doctors maintain that they did not only help return Colon to full health and wellbeing but that they revitalized his career that led directly to his ability to earn several big paydays. With his “new” right arm, Colon became the third Latin American pitcher with the most Major League victories after Nicaraguan Dennis Martínez and his compatriot Juan Marichal.
The physicians noted that due to problems with his pitching arm, Colón was out of baseball in 2009 and 2010 seasons, having left Boston Red Sox the previous year. In March 2011, Colón allegedly accepted the doctors’ proposition and underwent stem cell transplant to repair the damaged tissues in his shoulder in the Centro Union Medica Clinic in Santiago in 2011.
Bartolo Colón did not have money to pay for the procedure at the time and hence agreed to pay 1% of his salary to those who participated in it. The lawsuit claims that Colon has not made payment to the treating physicians.
Source: DR1, Almomento
March 27, 2018
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