Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 30 days of community work after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery.
The left-hander was charged last month with one count of spousal assault, two counts of domestic battery related to a relationship, one count of false imprisonment and one count of assault.
Four other charges were dropped.
Both charges stem from his arrest in September on suspicion of domestic violence.
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Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays against the New York Mets at Citi Field on July 14, 2023 in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Ms. Urias also completed a 52-week domestic violence counseling course, paid for the Domestic Violence Fund, did not possess any weapons, did not use force or violence, paid restitution to the victim, and obtained an order of protection. must be followed.
Urias was placed on indefinite leave by MLB after he was arrested in front of BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, where he attended a concert. major league soccer game. Police first received a call from a citizen who reported an altercation between a man and a woman. Urias was arrested by Department of Public Safety officers on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
During an argument with his wife, Urias “pushed her against a fence and pulled her by the hair and shoulders,” according to a district attorney’s office charge evaluation worksheet.
But “neither the victim’s injuries nor the defendant’s criminal history warrant a felony charge,” the document says.
Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the first inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 2, 2023 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Caitlin Mulcahy/Getty Images)
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Urias was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault in 2019, and although he was not charged, he was suspended for 20 games.
MLB continues to investigate the incident. No MLB player has ever been suspended twice for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy.
Urias spent the first eight seasons of his MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished third in the 2022 National League Cy Young Award voting with a National League-best ERA of 2.16. He finished seventh the year before, leading the majors with 20 wins.
The Mexican-born left-hander started 21 games for the Dodgers in 2023, posting a 4.60 ERA. For his career, he has a 3.11 ERA in 158 games (122 starts) and a total regular season record of 60 wins and 25 losses.
Urias won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias after allowing a three-run home run in the middle of the sixth inning to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on August 26, 2023. (Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
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The Dodgers filled the void left by Urias’ absence by signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the richest contract in pitcher history and trading for Tyler Glasnow.They also inked Shohei Otaniis scheduled to return to the mound in 2025.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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