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MLB Suspends Prospect Daury David Severino Over Age Fraud

8/31/2026

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MLB suspended Dominican prospect Daury David Severino Damaso after uncovering an age-fraud scheme.
He used the alias David Severino with a fabricated Dec. 20, 2011 birth certificate.
A false death certificate claimed he died May 5, 2012, and a tombstone appeared in La Romana.
His true birthdate is April 2, 2010, meaning he was 16 at the time of the Guardians’ December signing.
The Guardians’ $2.8 million contract now pushes his MLB eligibility from 2027 to 2028.

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MLB suspended Dominican prospect Daury David Severino Damaso after uncovering an age-fraud scheme.
He used the alias David Severino with a fabricated Dec. 20, 2011 birth certificate.
A false death certificate claimed he died May 5, 2012, and a tombstone appeared in La Romana.
His true birthdate is April 2, 2010, meaning he was 16 at the time of the Guardians’ December signing.
The Guardians’ $2.8 million contract now pushes his MLB eligibility from 2027 to 2028.