Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced the creation of a domestic violence policy in August 2015. [1] Officially, the domestic violence policy is included within the broader Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. [2] According to the policy, the Commissioner can place any player suspected of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse on administrative leave for up to seven days while conducting an investigation. The Commissioner can choose to suspend or reinstate the player, or can defer judgment until after criminal proceedings conclude. The policy does not include minimum or maximum punishments. [3]
Under baseball's collectively bargained policy, players undergo mandatory domestic violence training once a year in spring training. MLB conscripted a San Francisco-based nonprofit, Futures Without Violence, to spearhead its training program. The nonprofit is also part of MLB’s joint committee on domestic violence, a collaboration between the players’ union and the commissioner’s office. [4]
Prior to MLB's 2015 policy on domestic violence, no club took disciplinary action against a player accused of or arrested for domestic violence until the Boston Red Sox suspended Wil Cordero in 1997 following a domestic violence arrest. [5] [6] In March 2016, the league suspended Aroldis Chapman for 30 games following an alleged incident between Chapman and his girlfriend. He was the first player suspended by the league following the implementation of the league-wide policy. [7]
Date | Refers to the date of the announcement of the suspension |
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Player | Team | Date | Length | Ref. |
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Wil Cordero | Boston Red Sox | July 4, 1997 | 8 games | [8] |
Julio Mateo | Seattle Mariners | May 6, 2007 | 10 games | [9] |
Aroldis Chapman | New York Yankees | March 1, 2016 | 30 games | [7] |
José Reyes | Colorado Rockies | May 13, 2016 | 51 games | [10] [11] |
Héctor Olivera | Atlanta Braves | May 26, 2016 | 82 games | [12] |
Jeurys Familia | New York Mets | March 29, 2017 | 15 games | [13] |
Derek Norris | Free agent | September 1, 2017 | Remainder of the season | [14] |
Steven Wright | Boston Red Sox | March 23, 2018 | 15 games | [15] |
José Torres | San Diego Padres | June 8, 2018 | 100 games | [16] |
Roberto Osuna | Toronto Blue Jays | June 22, 2018 | 75 games | [17] |
Addison Russell | Chicago Cubs | September 21, 2018 | 40 games | [18] |
Odúbel Herrera | Philadelphia Phillies | July 5, 2019 | Remainder of the season (85 games) | [19] |
Julio Urías | Los Angeles Dodgers | August 17, 2019 | 20 games | [20] |
Domingo Germán | New York Yankees | January 2, 2020 | 81 games | [21] |
Sam Dyson | Free agent | March 5, 2021 | Season (162 games) | [22] |
Marcell Ozuna | Atlanta Braves | November 29, 2021 | 20 games | [23] |
Trevor Bauer | Los Angeles Dodgers | April 29, 2022 | 324 games (reduced to 194 games & cleared) | [24] [25] |
Carlos Martínez | Free agent | September 1, 2022 | 85 games | [26] |
Jimmy Cordero | New York Yankees | July 5, 2023 | Remainder of the season (76 games) | [27] |
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced the creation of a domestic violence policy in August 2015. [1] Officially, the domestic violence policy is included within the broader Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. [2] According to the policy, the Commissioner can place any player suspected of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse on administrative leave for up to seven days while conducting an investigation. The Commissioner can choose to suspend or reinstate the player, or can defer judgment until after criminal proceedings conclude. The policy does not include minimum or maximum punishments. [3]
Under baseball's collectively bargained policy, players undergo mandatory domestic violence training once a year in spring training. MLB conscripted a San Francisco-based nonprofit, Futures Without Violence, to spearhead its training program. The nonprofit is also part of MLB’s joint committee on domestic violence, a collaboration between the players’ union and the commissioner’s office. [4]
Prior to MLB's 2015 policy on domestic violence, no club took disciplinary action against a player accused of or arrested for domestic violence until the Boston Red Sox suspended Wil Cordero in 1997 following a domestic violence arrest. [5] [6] In March 2016, the league suspended Aroldis Chapman for 30 games following an alleged incident between Chapman and his girlfriend. He was the first player suspended by the league following the implementation of the league-wide policy. [7]
Date | Refers to the date of the announcement of the suspension |
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Player | Team | Date | Length | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wil Cordero | Boston Red Sox | July 4, 1997 | 8 games | [8] |
Julio Mateo | Seattle Mariners | May 6, 2007 | 10 games | [9] |
Aroldis Chapman | New York Yankees | March 1, 2016 | 30 games | [7] |
José Reyes | Colorado Rockies | May 13, 2016 | 51 games | [10] [11] |
Héctor Olivera | Atlanta Braves | May 26, 2016 | 82 games | [12] |
Jeurys Familia | New York Mets | March 29, 2017 | 15 games | [13] |
Derek Norris | Free agent | September 1, 2017 | Remainder of the season | [14] |
Steven Wright | Boston Red Sox | March 23, 2018 | 15 games | [15] |
José Torres | San Diego Padres | June 8, 2018 | 100 games | [16] |
Roberto Osuna | Toronto Blue Jays | June 22, 2018 | 75 games | [17] |
Addison Russell | Chicago Cubs | September 21, 2018 | 40 games | [18] |
Odúbel Herrera | Philadelphia Phillies | July 5, 2019 | Remainder of the season (85 games) | [19] |
Julio Urías | Los Angeles Dodgers | August 17, 2019 | 20 games | [20] |
Domingo Germán | New York Yankees | January 2, 2020 | 81 games | [21] |
Sam Dyson | Free agent | March 5, 2021 | Season (162 games) | [22] |
Marcell Ozuna | Atlanta Braves | November 29, 2021 | 20 games | [23] |
Trevor Bauer | Los Angeles Dodgers | April 29, 2022 | 324 games (reduced to 194 games & cleared) | [24] [25] |
Carlos Martínez | Free agent | September 1, 2022 | 85 games | [26] |
Jimmy Cordero | New York Yankees | July 5, 2023 | Remainder of the season (76 games) | [27] |