"Prior to Furcal agreeing to terms with the Dodgers, Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz thought he had an agreement in place to sign the 31-year-old infielder earlier in the week. Schuerholz described the contract negotiations for Furcal as dishonest and said his team would never deal with the Wasserman Media Group again."
"Furcal began his MLB career with the Braves in 2000 and spent six seasons with them. He won National League Rookie of the Year honors and was an All-Star in 2003. Rather than go back to his original team, Furcal returned to the Dodgers, whom he initially joined on a three-year, $39 million contract during the 2005 offseason ."
"Furcal enjoyed better results during his second contract with the Dodgers as he was selected to his second All-Star team in 2010. However, Furcal did not play out the entirety of the deal as he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline in 2011. The talented shortstop went on to win a World Series title with the Cardinals that year and was selected to his final All-Star Game in 2012 before missing the entire 2013 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery."
"In parts of six seasons with the Dodgers, Furcal hit .283/.351/.406 with 122 doubles, 27 doubles, 44 home runs, 228 RBI and 109 stolen bases across 617 games."
Rafael Furcal re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 19, 2008, to a three-year, $30 million contract. Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz believed he had secured Furcal earlier and called the subsequent negotiations dishonest, vowing never to deal with the Wasserman Media Group again. Furcal began his MLB career with the Braves in 2000, winning National League Rookie of the Year and earning an All-Star selection in 2003. He first joined the Dodgers in the 2005 offseason on a three-year, $39 million deal, experienced injuries and fluctuating performance, returned to form in 2008 and later earned a second All-Star selection in 2010.
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