Julio Urías has avoided jail, although without being exempted for domestic violence. Whoever was the star of the Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) reached an agreement with his wife Daisy, who months ago reported him for this crime, the second episode of aggression in which he has been involved and which has away from the big stages of the king of sports.
The pitcher was supposed to appear before a Los Angeles court yesterday for the reading of charges, but by reaching an agreement with his wife Daisy he avoided jail, the American newspaper published The opinion.
Urías had been charged in April with five minor crimes, of which he decided not to contest the one corresponding to domestic violence.
Not facing the charge of domestic violence, the most serious of the five that were charged against him, Urías did not contest the accusation, but neither did he admit to being guilty.
The baseball player was facing an accusation of assault against his wife, another for domestic assault in relation to a romantic partner, one for illegal detention and one more for assault. All of these charges, related to his arrest in September, were dismissed.
For now, the Los Angeles authorities imposed a sentence on Urías of 36 months on probation, 30 days of community work, financial compensation to the victim and a fine not yet determined for the domestic violence fund.
He must also take a 53-week counseling course on domestic violence while not being allowed to possess any weapons or use force or violence.
The 27-year-old pitcher was arrested in September of last year after being accused of domestic violence by his wife Daisy and, after paying bail of $50,000, he was released to face the legal process.
According to the prosecutor’s office’s assessment, Urías was arguing with his wife when He pushed (her) against the fence and pulled her by the hair or shoulders
. But the document says that Neither the victim’s injuries nor the defendant’s criminal history justify felony charges.
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided in January not to file felony charges and turned the case over to the city as misdemeanors.
When Urías was arrested, the MLB suspended him indefinitely, while the Dodgers preferred months later not to renew his contract, so the Sinaloa native became a free agent, but his career remains uncertain.
History of assault
It is the second case of violence that Urías faces, after in 2019 he pushed a woman in a parking lot, which would have earned him a 20-game sanction imposed by the MLB. At that time he was not criminally charged, he only received punishment from the League.
The MLB has not punished the same player twice for the policy to prevent and address cases of violence since it implemented this protocol in 2015. If Urías is sanctioned again, being a free agent, he would pay the punishment with his next team.
Now, Urías’ moments of glory are behind him as that prominent pitcher who even gave the World Series title to the Dodgers in 2020, who had waited 32 years to be crowned. An achievement for which he renewed his contract in 2021 for 3.6 million dollars.
It is expected that the Sinaloan will end up in Japan or in the Mexican Baseball League, just as did the American Trevor Bauer, who was sanctioned by the MLB when he was accused of sexual assault and now plays with the Red Devils of Mexico.
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– 2024-05-05 07:30:28
