Ozoria, Jesus

Jesus Ozoria, a professional baseball player, claimed cumulative industrial injury to numerous body parts while employed by the Seattle Mariners (2017-2019) and San Francisco Giants (2019-2021). The parties stipulated there were no California contracts of hire and that applicant had no games or practices in California; his sole California contact was a surgery in San Francisco on August 10, 2019 paid for by the Giants. The WCJ found the WCAB lacked subject matter jurisdiction and the applicant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing his employment by a California-based team and the Giants' direct control conferred jurisdiction. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that further development of the record may be appropriate and that distinct questions of whether the Giants were a California-based team and whether such location supplies a sufficient California connection require resolution. The Board deferred issuance of a final decision pending further review of the merits and the entire record.