Julio Urías, a free-agent left-handed pitcher, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office confirmed to CBS Sports Thursday. The former Dodgers pitcher has been sentenced to 36 months of probation and will need to complete 30 days of community service. He also must complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling course and pay a domestic violence fund fee. Further, he is not permitted to possess any weapons or use any force or violence while also paying restitution to the victim and abiding by the protective order against said victim.
As part of the plea deal, the four other charges were dropped, including a second count of domestic battery, one of spousal battery, one of false imprisonment and one of assault.
Back in January, the Los Angeles District Attorney elected against pursuing felony charges for Urías.
Urías, 27, was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball just days after the alleged incident. According to an ESPN report at the time, he was accused of having a physical altercation with his wife outside of BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, following a soccer match between Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and…
