“Tried Making Career Of Getting Something For Nothing’: Seasoned Con Man Named After Baseball Icon Babe Ruth Used Dead, Retired MLB Players In ‘Elaborate’ $550K Scheme

“Tried Making Career Of Getting Something For Nothing’: Seasoned Con Man Named After Baseball Icon Babe Ruth Used Dead, Retired MLB Players In ‘Elaborate’ $550K Scheme

Talk about disrespecting America’s pastime. A Tennessee man accused of using hundreds of dead and retired professional baseball players’ names in a fraud scheme is up against a slew of federal charges, prosecutors said. Ironically, the man has the same legal name as baseball icon Babe Ruth. He allegedly used hundreds of dead and retired professional baseball players’ names to fuel  a brazen and “elaborate” scheme to steal more than $550,000, fed…