Former Major League Baseball player Ted Lilly accepted a plea deal in a California insurance fraud case that will allow him to avoid jail time, according to a newspaper report. Lilly did not appear in court Thursday, but his attorney entered a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor count of insurance fraud connected to his damaged recreational vehicle. Lilly will pay a $2,500 fine, serve two years of informal probation and perform 250 hours of local community service, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/1C50wiF ). An investigation by the state Department of Insurance found a crash damaged Lilly's RV, and the two-time All-Star pitcher sought an estimate from a body shop on March 19, 2014. More...