New York Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia has been suspended 15 games for violating baseball’s domestic-violence policy, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthan reported Wednesday.
For Familia, a suspension of 31 or more games would have delayed free agency by a year. He remains on track to hit the open market after the 2018 season.
Sources said that Familia will forfeit 18 days of pay, including off-days, and a rainout could increase that number slightly. He will lose more than $700K.
Familia had already has done 12 90-minute sessions of counseling, and had agreed to make contribution to charity, plus in-person appearances at MLB rookie programs in the United States and the Dominican Republic, and also made an appearance before a New York-based domestic-violence group.
This is "The Line Drive", MLB and baseball news brought to you by the UNB! Network!
No comments:
Post a Comment