Agent Denies Guillen Deal

By Ben Bolch

Dec. 18, 2003 12 AM PT

Outfielder Jose Guillen’s agent said Wednesday that his client had misspoken when he told a wire service Tuesday that he had agreed to a contract with the Angels.

“You hate to contradict your client, but I think it was a misunderstanding,” agent Adam Katz said.

Guillen told Associated Press on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-year contract with the Angels for about $6 million.

Katz said the Angels were still in discussion with Guillen, who hit .311 with 31 home runs and 86 runs batted in last season for the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics, but declined to say whether a signing was imminent.

“I’m encouraged that both sides seem sincere at working hard at this,” Katz said.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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