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NEW YORK (AP) -- Other examples of sports figures with resume problems:

Danny Almonte, Rolando Paulino Baby Bombers

Danny Almonte created quite a stir last summer.AP

Later, a birth certificate was found showing Almonte was really 14 -- a document the Dominican Republic government later verified. This week, Little League Baseball announced changes in the way it will check player eligibility.

Tim Johnson, Toronto Blue Jays

Tim Johnson told war stories out of school. Scott Halleran/Allsport

The truth about Johnson's background was revealed during the 1998 season and caused friction in the Blue Jays' clubhouse. He apologized to the team the next year early in camp and was fired in the middle of spring training. Jim Fregosi took over Toronto and Johnson later managed in Mexico.

Also, Johnson's official Blue Jays bio said he was a high school All-American basketball player who turned down a chance to play for UCLA, but it was not true.

Al Martin, Seattle Mariners

Al Martin's uncle did play for USC ... but he didn't. AP

The school said it had no record that Martin ever enrolled, received scholarship money or played in a game. A Mariners spokesman talked with USC this year and said the erroneous information would be removed from the guide's next edition.

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