Padres top pitching prospect self-deports to Mexico after pleading guilty to human smuggling charge: report

A top pitching prospect reportedly self-deported to his native country of Mexico after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor related to human smuggling in Arizona.

San Diego Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money to transport noncitizens within the United States.

The pitcher admitted to officials that he responded to an advertisement for drivers "to pick up people for easy money" and was offered $1,000 per person, knowing "they were illegal," The Athletic said.