Following his arrest for domestic abuse, former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías is being charged with five misdemeanors.
The Athletic reports that Julio Urías, the former pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is currently being charged with five misdemeanors following his September arrest outside BMO Stadium.
Two counts of domestic battery involving a romantic relationship, one case of false imprisonment, one act of assault, and one count of spousal battery were brought against Urías on Tuesday. He has an arraignment scheduled for May 2 in court. Urías’ allegations were initially published by TMZ on Tuesday.
A LAFC game at BMO Stadium, which is close to downtown Los Angeles, is where Urías was arrested on September 3. In the parking lot, Urías and a woman reportedly got into a fight, according to police. Urías “engaged in an argument” with the woman and “pushed the victim against a fence and pulled her by the hair or shoulders,” according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s report.
At the time of Urías’ arrest, the county decided not to press felony charges for domestic abuse, while Urías was still at large.
Baseball put Uras on administrative leave for two days following his arrest. Afterwards, the Dodgers hurriedly emptied his locker, covered up his image in a stadium mural, and called off a scheduled Urías autograph night. The event is still under investigation by the MLB.
At present, Urías is unrestricted. Despite pitching more than 117 innings, he had his lowest ERA since the 2017 season, 4.60. With his 2.16 ERA in 2022 and his 2020 World Series championship with the Dodgers, he was on track to sign a nine-figure contract.
Urías had experienced domestic abuse twice since joining the league, the first time being the September incident. A woman was allegedly shoved to the ground in a parking lot by him in 2019, leading to a 20-game suspension. The league suspended him even though he was not prosecuted for that incident.
The league’s domestic violence policy was implemented in 2015, and to date, no player has been suspended twice. Urías would be the fourth free agent penalized under the policy if MLB imposes a suspension in this instance; the punishment would accompany him to the team he signs with next.