How a former Red Sox and Yankees star is connected to Matt Gaetz sex trafficking investigation Updated 2:04 PM; Today 1:54 PM Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges former professional baseball player Johnny Damon during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP Facebook Share A sex-trafficking scandal that is inching closer to Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters, includes an investigation of a 2019 event billed as a “Trump Defender Gala,” which named ex-Yankees and Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon as an honored guest. According to the Daily Beast, Gaetz was a featured speaker at the Oct. 26 fundraiser at the Westgate Lake Resort in Orlando. The Daily Beast further reports: