Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested Cleveland Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona and accused him of using a false identity to try to obtain a U.S. visa, a police spokesman said.
Colonel Maximo Aybar Baez, a spokesman for the Dominican police, said on his Twitter account that Carmona, whose actual name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia, was arrested after leaving the U.S. Consulate in the Dominican Republic on Thursday.
Authorities said Heredia is 31 years old and not 28, as he has claimed. The Indians list Carmona's birthday as Dec. 7, 1983, in their 2011 media guide. ESPN
Well the major thing the Indians should have discovered with Carmona is that the name Fausto is outrageous. His name alone would have been enough for me not to believe him. I don't know what happens with these things, whether the Indians can void his contract or not, but having a 31 year old soft tossing pitcher is a lot worse than a 28 year old soft tosser. Carmona had his worst year of his career last year going 7-15 with a 5.25 era and 109 Ks. I don't see him getting much better as well.