As part of an underage sex operation, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was taken into custody in Florida on Monday. According to Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, Maddox was one of 27 individuals detained during a multi-agency investigation.
Officials said Maddox and the other arrested individuals are suspected of requesting sex over the internet from people they think are youngsters.
Austin Maddox, a pitcher who briefly played for the Boston Red Sox in 2017, “traveled with the intent of engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old child,” Waters said at a news conference about the operation.
The 33-year-old allegedly began speaking with an undercover agent on April 28th while assuming the identity of a teenage girl, according to an arrest record that the Associated Press reported. Even after finding out that the girl was fourteen, he allegedly stated his intention to have sex with her. Authorities reported that he was apprehended at the place where he had scheduled to meet the girl.
According to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office video, Maddox “resisted arrest until our K-9 got involved.”
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The video of Austin Maddox being arrested shows him getting out of his red truck, not knowing that there were a ton of officers waiting to tackle him inside the house. Once he opens the door to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl, he immediately gets tackled to his back and arrested.
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Austin Maddox Was Drafted By The Red Sox But Had a Short MLB Career
In 2012, the Boston Red Sox selected Maddox in the collegiate baseball draft while he was attending the University of Florida. After spending a number of years in the minor leagues, he made his big league debut with the squad in 2017.
In 2017, he pitched 17.1 innings in just 13 MLB games, giving up 13 hits and one earned run for an ERA of 0.52.
He played for the Red Sox for about three months before returning to the minor leagues to recuperate from shoulder injuries. In 2019, he was cut from the team.
2018 saw him pitch for three different teams, including Triple-A Pawtucket and Double-A Portland, via Baseball Reference.
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