NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Former All-Star Jose Offerman is facing a federal lawsuit for a bat-wielding attack at a minor league game that injured two opposing players.<br />
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Bridgeport Bluefish catcher John Nathans filed the lawsuit Thursday against Offerman seeking $4.8 million in damages, saying the attack left him with permanent injuries that ended his career. <br />
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Offerman was batting for the Long Island Ducks against the Bluefish in Bridgeport in August 2007, when pitcher Matt Beech hit him with a fastball. Offerman charged the mound with his bat and swung at least twice, striking Beech and Nathans. <br />
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Offerman was granted probation in 2007, ordered to get anger management treatment and pay the medical expenses of Nathans and Beech.
