Jay Z 'investigated for violating MLBPA regulations' after he gave $34,000 watch to Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano

Jay Z has landed himself in trouble with the Major League Baseball Players Association, it has been reported.

NY Daily News report that the Baseball union is investigating whether Jay Z violated rules by giving an expensive watch worth almost $34,000 to Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano.



Jay - whose real name is Shawn Carter - gave the watch to Robinson to celebrate his 31st birthday at a bash in Belgium on 22 October.

Rapper turned sports agent: Jay z is being investigated after giving a $34,000 watch to player Robinson Cano for his birthday

The Shawn Carter Classic Fusion watch by Hublot was designed by the rapper and entrepreneur himself.

NY Daily News report that MLBPA regulations do not allow agents to offer 'any money, or any other thing of value' to players in order to influence them or persuade them to continue using their services.



MailOnline reached out to Jay Z's representatives at Roc Nation who have so far been unable to comment.

Watch it! The Shawn Carter Classic Fusion watch by Hublot was designed by the rapper and entrepreneur himself

Flash: Jay had given the watch to Robinson as a birthday presenter for the sportsman

Scraping the surface: Investigators are now looking into whether Jay had broken any violations by gifting the watch to Robinson Cano

Lucky man: Robinson Cano, pictured here last year, was given the expensive watch as a birthday present

It seems that Jay has also run into trouble in his music career too.



The rapper has been hit with a lawsuit that claims his 2009 track Run This Town illegally sampled Eddie Bo's track Hook & Sling.

It is the third complaint filed by the record label against Roc-A-Fella records.

The track which featured Rihanna and Kanye West, featured on his 11th album The Blueprint 3.

Splashing the flash: It seems Jay is VERY generous when it comes to buying gifts



