Ex-Brave charged with child abandonment

LAWRENCEVILLE - Milt Thompson, an Atlanta Braves outfielder in 1984-85 who is now a batting instructor with the Philadelphia Phillies, has been charged with abandonment of a dependent child. <br> <br> Thompson, 42, is accused of failing to pay his ex-wife $45,000 in child support payments. Charges filed Thursday claim the last payment for his two daughters who live with their mother in Lawrenceville, was $835 in January 1998. <br> <br> Thompson joined the Phillies&#39; coaching staff in 1998.

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