Reynolds hired by MLB.com as broadcaster
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:27 pm
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NEW YORK --
Harold Reynolds was back talking about baseball Tuesday, hired as a broadcaster by MLB.com while he pursues his lawsuit against ESPN.
Reynolds sued ESPN in October, contending he was wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug. He had been with the network since 1996 and had a six-year contract that his lawsuit said was worth about $1 million annually.
"I felt like it was personal. It hurt my family. It hurt my name, and it hurt everything I've worked for 30-some years," he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I felt like I was wrongfully accused and wrongfully painted, and I wanted to right that wrong.