The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on a felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on Tuesday.
He did not travel with the Dodgers to Miami, where they’ll open a three-game series against the Marlins on Tuesday night. He has been scheduled to make his next start Thursday.
“For us, now it’s day to day,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game. “I don’t want to get too far ahead of things. As time’s gone on with certain things, you learn that simplifying, day to day, is the best way to handle it.”
Urias was picked up late Sunday night by Department of Public Safety officers in Exposition Park, south of downtown Los Angeles. The park houses the BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi was playing a Major League Soccer match with many celebrities attending.
LASD Deputy Maria Lucero affirmed the felony charge. DPS has not released details of the arrest. Except for acknowledging “an incident involving Julio Urías,’’ the Dodgers have failed to make any comments.
Urías posted $50,000 bail and was released early Monday morning, according to sheriff’s department booking records. He is due to appear in court on September 27th.
Major League Baseball will be investigating the claims.
This is not the first time Urías had a run-in with the law. In 2019, the pitcher was arrested for domestic battery. He was suspended for 20 games by MLB, but he was not prosecuted by the Los Angeles city attorney on the condition that he complete a 52-week domestic violence counselling program. No player has been suspended twice under MLB’s joint domestic violence policy since its establishment in 2015.
“I haven’t addressed the team,” Roberts said. “I think everyone is aware of it. I think everyone feels the same way I do as far as a very unfortunate circumstance. I don’t think anyone knows all that has gone on and went on. I think our guys are just focused on today and let things play out.”
Urías is the second key player on a contending team investigated by MLB in recent weeks after Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was sent on administrative leave as Dominican Republic authorities investigated him for an alleged relationship with a minor.
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