Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the prosecutor's remarks in summation did not deprive him of a fair trial. The defendant's objection to the prosecutor's characterization of a criminal trial as a search for the truth rather than a search for reasonable doubt was sustained by the trial court and immediate curative instructions were given thereby vitiating any possible prejudice (see, People v Galloway, 54 N.Y.2d 396; People v Jalah, 107 A.D.2d 762). Moreover, the prosecutor's remarks referring to a former baseball player in an attempt to imply that the defense had employed deceptive tactics were within the bounds of permissible rhetorical comment (see, People v Galloway, supra).
Finally, the defendant's challenges to the propriety of the trial court's jury charge are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Mollen, P.J., Thompson, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.