Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias arrested after witness saw an altercation between a man and a woman following Inter Miami’s victory at LAFC and called police
- Julio Urias was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by MLB on Wednesday
- The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was arrested after Inter Miami’s win at LAFC
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested after someone saw a physical altercation between a man and a woman outside a Major League Soccer stadium and contacted police, according to the arrest report released Thursday.
The Department of Public Safety report provided details of Urias’ arrest late Sunday on South Hoover Street outside BMO Stadium in Exposition Park, south of downtown Los Angeles.
According to the report, DPS officers patrolled outside the stadium after the soccer match between LAFC and Inter Miami Lionel Messi played in the presence of countless celebrities.
They were contacted by someone, whose name was not publicly known, about a physical altercation between a man and a woman.
According to the report, DPS officers spoke with the individuals involved and determined a physical altercation occurred.
Julio Urias of LA Dodgers was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant
Police arrested the thrower after Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over LAFC last weekend
The investigation resulted in the arrest of Urias on suspicion of bodily harm to a spouse or cohabitant.
Urias posted $50,000 bail and was released early Monday. He is scheduled to appear in court on September 27.
DPS is conducting the investigation and is asking any witnesses with information to contact them.
Urias was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball on Wednesday.
Urias was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball on Wednesday
The leave was imposed under baseball’s Joint Policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse adopted by MLB and the players’ association in 2015 and could be the first step toward a suspension. Players are paid, but cannot play while on leave.
MLB and the union agreed to the furloughs, which did not specify a duration. Without an agreement, MLB could have imposed a furlough of up to seven days, with the possibility of a seven-day extension.
Urias, a 27-year-old Mexican-born pitcher, was arrested in May 2019 for domestic battery. He was suspended 20 games by MLB, but was not prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office on the condition that he complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling program. No player has been suspended twice under MLB’s joint domestic violence policy.
Uria is the second star player on a contending team to be placed on administrative leave by MLB in recent weeks, following Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who is being investigated by authorities in the Dominican Republic for an alleged relationship with a minor .