Williams Estate Withdraws Request for Hearing

Ted Williams’ estate withdrew its request for a court to help resolve the dispute over his body, a victory for two children of the baseball great who want to keep it frozen.

The estate’s executor, Al Cassidy, said in court papers filed Thursday at Orlando, Fla., that he’s convinced the Hall of Famer wanted to be cryonically frozen and that a judge’s guidance was no longer necessary.

Williams’ youngest children, John Henry and Claudia Williams, say they and their father signed a handwritten pact in November 2000 agreeing their bodies would be frozen.

Williams’ eldest daughter, Bobby-Jo Williams Ferrell, believes her father wanted to be cremated and have his ashes scattered off the Florida coast, as he requested in his will.

“This puts an end to the proceeding that was pending,” said Robert Goldman, the attorney for John Henry and Claudia Williams.

But Ferrell’s lawyer, Richard Fitzpatrick, said she “will not let it end this way.”

“There are so many unanswered questions,” said Fitzpatrick, who questions the authenticity of the handwritten pact.

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The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder Jose Offerman from the Boston Red Sox.

Offerman, 33, was designated for assignment by the Red Sox last week, and refused to report to triple-A Pawtucket, his right as a veteran player.

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The Atlanta Braves put left-handed reliever Mike Remlinger on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left groin and recalled left-hander John Foster from triple-A Richmond.

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The San Francisco Giants claimed left-handed reliever Scott Eyre off waivers from Toronto.