hiː lˈeɪɾɚ sˈuːd ðə ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ænd kˈoʊˈoʊnɚ hˈeɪwʊd sˈʌlɪvən, klˈeɪmɪŋ hiː wʌz dᵻmˈoʊɾᵻd ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli fˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ sˈiːkɪŋ sˈaɪkoʊθˌɛɹəpi fɔːɹ dᵻpɹˈɛʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He later sued the Red Sox and co-owner Haywood Sullivan, claiming he was demoted and subsequently fired for seeking psychotherapy for depression in 1985.