Baseball Icon’s Daughter Granted Suspended Sentence in Newborn Abandonment Case, Required to Continue Rehab Efforts
Manchester, NH – In a decision that underscores the complexities of mental health and legal consequences, Alexandra Eckersley, the adopted daughter of former major league pitcher Dennis Eckersley, will not serve jail time after being convicted on charges including child endangerment. This verdict stems from an incident in which she abandoned her newborn in a frigid New Hampshire forest last year. The ruling, issued by Superior Court Judge Amy Messer, comprised suspended sentences of 12 …