5:15pm : Reporter relays that Ronald Acuna Jr. hired Rimas Sports as his agency in recent days. 2:20pm : Rimas Sports, the fledgling baseball agency launched last year by rapper and singer Bad Bunny, is facing sanctions from the MLB Players A sociation for violating the MLBPAs agency regulations, as first reported . have also reported on the unfolding controversy. Per the ESPN report, Rimas lead agent, William Arroyo, has had his agent certification revoked. Multiple other agencies have filed complaints against Rimas, alleging that the firm has offered large sums of cash and gifts to players as incentive to leave their prior agencies and join Rimas a violation of the MLBPAs code of conduct for agents. Ghiroli Taylor Hall Jersey writes that some players have allegedly been given new cars. She adds that Rimas has had employees who are not certified as agents but have neverthele s represented themselves as such and acted in that capacity. Those employees had been seeking certification but are now expected to have their requests denied, per both Ghiroli and ESPN. Rimas i sued the following statement on the controversy: At Rimas Sports, we uphold the highest standards of profe sionalism and integrity of our industry. Out of respect for an ongoing proce s within the context of the MLBPA Agent Regulations, we will refrain from making any comments at this time. We remain committed to continue serving our clients with excellence. While decertification of a firms lead agent is obviously rare and noteworthy, violations of this manner are hardly unprecedented. Former MLBTR writer Zach Links and I wrote spoke with various agents about client poaching . Rimas Sports most notably negotiated the for Rockies shortstop earlier this year. Included among their other clientele are Mets catcher , Mets infielder , Nationals outfielder (who only hired Rimas this offseason), Giants infielder , Guardians shortstop , Reds infielder and Dodgers catching prospect (among others). The MLBPA has informed all of Rimas clients about the purported transgre sions, per ESPN and The Athletic. Louis Crevier Jersey