Expo Pitcher Charged With Solicitation

A Montreal Expos pitcher could face up to 60 days in jail after his arrest during a widespread prostitution sweep, police said.

Bryn Smith, 33, was among 116 people charged with solicitation during the Feb. 6-8 operation in which six police officers posed as prostitutes along a busy street in West Palm Beach, about 60 miles north of Miami, said Police Chief Billy Riggs.

“We’re sending a message. . . . Don’t come into our city looking for prostitutes,” Riggs said Monday.

Mayor Pat Schwab said maximum penalties should be sought for the suspects. Under Florida law, soliciting for prostitution is a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by 60 days in jail, a $500 fine or both.

Smith was 12-10 with the Expos last season with a 3.00 earned run average.