Ex-Dodger makes shocking financial claim as jury weighs further punishment in fatal Grossman crash

Former Major League pitcher Scott Erickson said his millions are gone as the jury weighs his financial fate in the fatal crash involving two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk in 2020.Jurors must now decide whether to weigh punitive damages against both Erickson and his ex-lover Rebecca Grossman after they were found negligent in the death of 11-year-old Mark and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander.A jury awarded $176 million to the Iskander family on Wednesday, finding both the former professional baseball player and the Los Angeles socialite liable for the deadly crash that killed the brothers. During his testimony on Friday in the punitive phase of the trial, the ex-Dodger said his nearly $46 million earnings from his Major League Baseball career are practically gone.Erickson told jurors that he hasn’t worked in years, the Los Angeles Times reported.“I haven’t been able to get a job since the accident,” he told the courtroom.His MLB career ended in 2006, that along with a divorce, taxes and other bad decisions has left him with little more than $9,000 in the bank, per the report.However, Erickson still has $242,000 in a retirement account, equity in a condo in Las Vegas worth $200,000, and a $13,000 pension monthly from MLB, per the report.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Grossman, who was convicted of murder for killing the two young boys with her car during a chase with Erickson, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in 2024. The former MLB pitcher was driving a separate car nearby that day, raising questions about whether the pair had been speeding together.Erickson, however, was never charged.The ex-Dodger finally addressed the tragedy when he took the stand last month in the wrongful death trial.He testified that he sped u...