Report: Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes arrested for domestic abuse
Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes was reportedly arrested for domestic abuse
In a developing story, Colorado Rockies shortstop and MLB veteran Jose Reyes has reportedly been arrested for domestic abuse. Reyes and his wife were vacationing in Hawaii when Reyes allegedly assaulted his wife and was subsequently taken into police custody:
#Developing: Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes reportedly arrested for domestic abuse. NBC affil. in Hawaii says Reyes allegedly assaulted wife.
— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) November 10, 2015
These allegations obviously paint a picture of another horrifying instance of domestic violence in sports. Though the details on the situation are scarce right now, any situation where someone is brought into police custody with phrases like “domestic abuse” and “assaulted his wife” are being thrown around is not a good thing.
This could be the first truly major test for MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred after just taking over the position in January of this year. The league and the MLB Players’ Association agreed on a Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy in August, seen here:
MLB and the MLBPA have announced an agreement on a Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. pic.twitter.com/C1eTGljC6r
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) August 21, 2015
The important thing to note from there is that the MLB Commissioner will conduct his own investigation into the matter along with the legal investigation. Furthermore, the agreement states that there is no minimum or maximum penalty set for instances of domestic violence. Essentially, what could happen in terms of Reyes’ future in baseball is up in the air. All we know as of now is that this appears to be another terrible situation involving a professional athlete and the words “domestic violence.”