That didn't stop an angry MOR shareholder from smacking Sapir with a lawsuit in 2003 in Moscow, accusing FTL of working on a contract signed by "unknown persons" and threatening to void the agreement.

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And after signing with the Twins in 2003, he was involved in a fight on a train that caused the organization to invoke a "morality" clause and void his contract, according to people familiar with the matter.

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