Originally published April 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified April 15, 2008 at 9:46 PM

ESPN settles lawsuit with Harold Reynolds

ESPN said Tuesday that a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by former baseball analyst Harold Reynolds over his firing.

The Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN said Tuesday that a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by former baseball analyst Harold Reynolds over his firing.

Reynolds sued the sports network for at least $5 million in October 2006, three months after he was fired. He claimed he was wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug.

Reynolds played 12 seasons in the major leagues and worked at the network for 11 years.

Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. An ESPN spokesman says the suit was settled last week in Hartford Superior Court.

According to the lawsuit, ESPN terminated Reynolds' contract "for cause," but gave no further explanation or specific reasons.

ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the resolution allows the network to spare the people involved any further disruptions and that the settlement was "economically compelling" for ESPN.

"Our confidence in both the appropriateness of our action and our legal position never wavered," Soltys said Tuesday.

Reynolds played for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels before joining ESPN. He won three Gold Glove awards and one stolen base title and was a two-time All-Star.

Messages seeking comment were left at Reynold's home and with his lawyers.

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