If he played football I'm sure JJ would already be working on a trade.
This has to be dealt with.
Jose Reyes will be MLB’s post-Ray Rice test case
By
Ken Davidoff
Former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes bats for the Rockies in August at Citi Field. Photo: Anthony J. Causi
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Major League Baseball has begun its investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest of former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who is susceptible to discipline because of the league’s recent Joint Domestic Violence Policy.
The 32-year-old Reyes, whom the Blue Jays traded to the Rockies in July,
was arrested Oct. 31 after allegedly assaulting his wife in Hawaii, according to a broadcast report on Monday. Hawaii News Now reported Reyes is out on bail.
“As evidenced by our Joint Domestic Violence Policy, Major League Baseball understands the seriousness of the issues surrounding domestic violence, and our Policy explicitly recognizes the harm resulting from such acts,” MLB said in a statement. “Consistent with the terms of this Policy, the Commissioner’s Office already has begun its investigation into the facts and circumstances. Any action taken by the Commissioner’s Office in this matter will be wholly in accordance with this Policy.”
Commissioner Rob Manfred, speaking Tuesday at the MLB general managers’ meetings, said, “Obviously, it’s an issue of concern to us.”
The collectively bargained policy, enacted in August and clearly motivated by the NFL’s Ray Rice mess and many domestic-violence issues, empowers the commissioner to “decide on appropriate discipline, with no minimum or maximum penalty under the policy.”
However, players may challenge any decision before independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, the same man who issued Alex Rodriguez’s 2014 suspension for his involvement with illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
“This will be the first test,” Manfred said, “and I think it will stand the test.”
The policy also empowers the league to require the player to “submit to psychological evaluations, attend counseling sessions, comply with court orders (including child support orders), relocate from a home shared with his partner, limit his interactions with his partner, relinquish all weapons, and other reasonable directives designed to promote the safety of the player’s partner, children, or victims.”
Reyes’ assault allegedly occurred in a Maui hotel room. The report said Reyes grabbed his wife, Katherine Ramirez, by the throat and shoved her into a sliding glass door during an argument. According to the news station, hotel security called police, and the 32-year-old Reyes was arrested in the room.
Ramirez reportedly sustained injuries to her thigh, neck and wrist.
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