Here is what I found about Pitcher Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers being arrested for felony domestic abuse on Sunday night:
- Julio Urias, a 27-year-old starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was arrested on Sunday night around 11 p.m. PT on felony domestic violence charges, according to ESPN⁴ and other sources¹²⁶.
- Urias was booked into jail at 1:05 a.m. PT and released at 4:47 a.m. PT on $50,000 bond, according to Los Angeles county jail records⁵. He is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m. PT⁵.
- No details about the arrest or the alleged victim have been released by the police or the Dodgers, but TMZ Sports reported that Urias was involved in a "physical altercation" with a woman in a parking lot near BMO Stadium, where he had watched LAFC play against Inter Miami earlier that night⁶.
- This is not the first time that Urias has faced domestic violence allegations. In May 2019, he was arrested in a parking lot in Los Angeles after witnesses told police that they saw him push a woman to the ground⁵. However, the woman denied any physical contact and security footage reportedly supported her claim⁵. The L.A. city attorney decided not to press charges, but deferred them for one year as long as Urias did not commit any violent crimes during that period⁵.
- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Urias for 20 games in 2019 as a disciplinary measure for violating the MLB/MLBPA joint policy on domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse⁵. Urias accepted the suspension and issued an apology, saying that he was "deeply sorry" for his actions and that he would "learn from this incident" and "become a better person"⁵.
- It is unclear how MLB will handle Urias' latest arrest and whether it will impose another suspension or more severe consequences. MLB has not issued any official statement on the matter, but said that it is aware of the situation and is gathering more information⁴.
- Urias is one of the Dodgers' star pitchers and a key member of their rotation. He has a record of 17-3 with a 2.98 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 27 starts this season⁴. He helped the Dodgers win their first World Series title in 32 years in 2020, pitching six scoreless innings in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays⁴.