Matt Bush, Brandon Guyer sued for $5 million each

The family of Tony Tufano, the man who was hit by pitcher Matt Bush has sued Bush -- and Brandon Guyer, who owned the car Bush was driving -- for $5 million each, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The family’s lawyer says that it’s possible that the Rays themselves will be added to the suit eventually too.

As for Tufano:

Shannon Moore, Tufano’s daughter-in-law, said there has been slight improvement. He could be moved from the ICU to a halfway or transition room in the next couple of days. Though he can’t talk due to a tracheotomy, he’s communicating with family members.

One never gets full satisfaction following a tragedy by going to court because money doesn’t truly make one whole. But yeah, I totally see why they’re doing this and I can’t blame ‘em a bit.

As for the possibility of adding the Rays: eh, that’s always dicey and I would expect that unless Bush was drinking at a team function -- and there has been no suggestion of this at all -- they won’t be on the hook legally.

That said, if keeping them in the lawsuit a while causes them or Major League Baseball to go on record about what has been a rash of alcohol-related incidents in the past couple of years, it could serve a good purpose.