Content material warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged home violence.
The Los Angeles Occasions obtained video on Wednesday of the home violence incident that led to former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías’ arrest final yr.
Urías pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor home battery cost in Could after his arrest in September 2023. He was positioned on 36 months of abstract probation and required to finish 30 days of neighborhood labor and a 52-week home violence counseling course, amongst different issues.
Urías was arrested on Sept. 3, 2023, whereas he was attending an LAFC recreation at BMO Stadium close to downtown Los Angeles. Within the video launched by the Occasions on Wednesday, Urías is seen charging at his spouse, who was strolling forward of him, and slamming her right into a fence exterior of the stadium.
A number of different individuals rush in to attempt to pull Urías off of his spouse, however then he’s seen swinging at her whereas screaming and swearing in Spanish. He’s ultimately pulled off her and brought away by safety. The video traces up with the preliminary incident report, which mentioned that Urías “pushed the sufferer towards a fence and pulled her by the hair or shoulders.”
The video, per the report, was shot by an nameless witness and had not been beforehand launched. It was offered to the Occasions by the California Freeway Patrol, which is the company that investigated the incident.
Each Urías’ agent and the Main League Baseball Gamers Affiliation declined to remark to the Occasions. Main League Baseball continues to be investigating the incident.
Urías was arrested on suspicion of felony home violence on the time, however the county later declined to file felony costs. A number of different costs have been dismissed on account of his no contest plea earlier this yr.
Days after his arrest, MLB positioned Urías on administrative go away, and the Dodgers shortly cleaned out his locker. He has not performed since, and he’s nonetheless a free agent.
His arrest final yr was the second home violence incident he has been concerned in since becoming a member of the league. He was suspended for 20 video games in 2019 after he allegedly pushed a lady to the bottom in a parking zone. He was not charged criminally in that incident.
If Urías is suspended once more, he could be the primary participant in league historical past to be suspended a number of instances underneath MLB’s home violence coverage, which was put in place in 2015. He could be the fourth participant suspended underneath the coverage as a free agent, and that suspension would comply with him to his subsequent staff.
It’s unclear if or when MLB will hand down its ruling within the investigation. “MLB is continuous to assemble all of the related proof in our investigation,” a league spokesperson informed the Occasions on Wednesday.
Urías held a 4.60 ERA with the Dodgers in additional than 117 innings on the mound in 2023, which marked his worst output since 2017. The 28-year-old helped lead the Dodgers to a World Collection title in 2020, and he held the very best ERA within the NL in 2022. He was on tempo to signal a nine-figure contract in free company.
