NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Former New York Yankees traveling secretary David Szen asked to be spared prison time for failing to report tips he received from players and coaches.

Szen, who was fired last December, said in court documents that his conduct pales compared to what high-profile players have done. He asked for probation when he is sentenced next week in federal court in New Haven.

Szen pleaded guilty in December to filing a false tax return and admitted he failed to report more than $50,000 in tips from players and coaches.

He was the Yankees' media relations director in 1982, later worked for the Seattle Mariners and returned to the Yankees in the 1990s as traveling secretary, arranging charter flights, buses and hotel rooms for the team.