Filed under: Rays, Sports Business and Media, MLB Winter Meetings
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Gary Sheffield didn't play baseball last year, but that didn't mean he was without a job.Sheffield, a nine-time All-Star and the owner of 509 career homers, said Tuesday in the lobby of the hotel hosting baseball's Winter Meetings that he's been spending time putting together a financial management startup, a company that he hopes will help young ballplayers keep more of their money.
"For the last seven years of my career, I negotiated my own contracts," Sheffield said. "It was stuff I learned along the way, stuff that young players who are earning a lot of money haven't learned.
"If we can fill that gap, I think we can really provide a service."
To be clear, the veteran outfielder Sheffield isn't following the path of former big leaguers Dave Stewart, Joe Sambito and others in trying to make their way as a player agent, although he said he has qualified as one.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/07/gary-sheffield-not-officially-retired-but-focused-on-financial/
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