The Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested late Sunday night and charged with a domestic violence felony after a physical altercation with his wife at a stadium in South Los Angeles, the authorities said on Monday.
The altercation took place following a Major League Soccer match at the BMO Stadium, according to Assistant Chief Chris Carr of the Exposition Park Department of Public Safety, which manages the stadium and surrounding area.
Urias, 27, was arrested just after 11 p.m. and released on $50,000 bail just before 5 a.m. on Monday, according to a booking document from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He is scheduled to appear in court on Sep. 27.
Further information regarding the details of the arrest were not immediately available.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers said it was “aware of an incident” involving the player.
“While we attempt to learn all the facts, he will not be traveling with the team,” the team said in a statement provided by Jon Weisman, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. “The organization has no further comment at this time.”
Neither Major League Baseball nor Urias’s agent immediately responded to requests for comment on Monday afternoon.
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