List of Major League Baseball players suspended for domestic violence

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Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced the creation of a domestic violence policy in August 2015.[1] Officially, the domestic violence policy is included within the broader Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.[2] According to the policy, the Commissioner can place any player suspected of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse on administrative leave for up to seven days while conducting an investigation. The Commissioner can choose to suspend or reinstate the player, or can defer judgment until after criminal proceedings conclude. The policy does not include minimum or maximum punishments.[3]

Under baseball’s collectively bargained policy, players undergo mandatory domestic violence training once a year in spring training. MLB conscripted a San Francisco-based nonprofit, Futures Without Violence, to spearhead its training program. The nonprofit is also part of MLB’s joint committee on domestic violence, a collaboration between the players’ union and the commissioner’s office.[4]

Prior to MLB’s 2015 policy on domestic violence, no club took disciplinary action against a player accused of or arrested for domestic violence until the Boston Red Sox suspended Wil Cordero in 1997 following a domestic violence arrest.[5][6] In March 2016, the league suspended Aroldis Chapman for 30 games following an alleged incident between Chapman and his girlfriend. He was the first player suspended by the league following the implementation of the league-wide policy.[7]

List of players suspended[edit]

Date Refers to the date of the announcement of the suspension

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Hagen, Paul (May 24, 2018). “MLB, MLBPA agree on domestic violence policy | MLB.com”. M.mlb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ^ “Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy” (PDF). MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Mark Feinsand (August 22, 2015). “MLB and MLBPA reach deal on new joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy”. NY Daily News. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ “For MLB’s 2-year-old domestic violence policy, success is difficult to quantify”. August 19, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Bates, Mike (July 28, 2014). “MLB’s record on domestic violence worse than NFL’s”. SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ^ de la Cretaz, Britni (October 13, 2016). “MLB Turned a Blind Eye to Bobby Cox’s Domestic Abuse”. The Hardball Times. Fangraphs. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hagen, Paul; Hoch, Bryan (March 1, 2016). “Chapman gets 30-game suspension from MLB”. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ^ “Cordero Told of Suspension (Published 1997)”. The New York Times. July 4, 1997. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  9. ^ “Mateo suspended 10 days”. The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. May 7, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Harding, Thomas. “Jose Reyes suspension through May 31 | MLB.com”. M.mlb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY Sports (May 19, 2016). “Jose Reyes returns to Rockies, vows to be ‘a better man, a better husband’“. Usatoday.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. ^ “Braves’ Hector Olivera suspended for 82 games”. MLB.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  13. ^ “Mets’ Jeurys Familia Is Suspended for 15 Games – The New York Times”. The New York Times. October 31, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  14. ^ “Free-agent catcher Derek Norris banned for rest of season under domestic violence policy”. Espn.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  15. ^ “Steven Wright suspended 15 games for domestic violence”. Nbcsports.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  16. ^ “Padres Jose Torres suspended for duration of 2018 season”. fox5sandiego.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  17. ^ “MLB suspends Blue Jays reliever Roberto Osuna 75 games”. Sportsnet.ca. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  18. ^ Caron, Emily (September 21, 2019). “Cubs’ Addison Russell Placed on Administrative Leave Amid Domestic Violence Investigation”. si.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  19. ^ “Odubel Herrera suspended for rest of season”. mlb.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  20. ^ “Julio Urias suspended 20 games”. mlb.com. August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  21. ^ “Yanks’ German banned for 1st 63 games of 2020”. ESPN.com. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  22. ^ “MLB suspends free agent Sam Dyson for entire 2021 season”. ESPN.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  23. ^ “MLB suspends Dodgers’ Bauer for two seasons”. ESPN.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  24. ^ “Arbiter: Bauer reinstated as ban cut to 194 games”. ESPN.com. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  25. ^ “Free agent pitcher Carlos Martinez disciplined”. MLB.com. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.



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