Former MLB Pitcher Expected to Plead Guilty to Cocaine Charge

Former MLB Pitcher Expected to Plead Guilty to Cocaine Charge
Los Angeles Dodgers' Esteban Loaiza throws to the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning of their National League MLB baseball game in Chicago Sept. 3, 2007. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo
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Esteban Loaiza, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox and seven other teams, may plead guilty on Aug. 10 to cocaine trafficking charges at a U.S. District Court hearing in California, according to a court filing.

Loaiza, 46, earlier this year pleaded not guilty to charges of possession with intent to sell cocaine, stemming from a February arrest in San Diego. Authorities found about 20 kilos of cocaine in bags with his name on them, federal court records show.