2010 MLB Police Blotter

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/01/baseball_player_lawsuit.php

"{Lance Broadway}'s taken his shirt off, he takes a running start from Ivan's left-hand side, punching Ivan in the left side of the face, knocking him out. It broke his orbital socket, broke his cheekbone...shattered his nose, detached his retina...."

Sorrels said that McGuire kicked Pinney in the face after he had dropped to his knees. Afterwards, according to Sorrels, a brawl broke out and Broadway punched several women, knocking one out.

holy jesus that guy's face!

Have we forgotten the Laird brothers arrest? Now with Grandpa:

http://bases.nbcsports.com/2010/01/gerald-lairds-arrest-involved-nba-players-wife.html.php

Gerald Laird insisted afterward that the whole thing was just a misunderstanding, but now the Arizona Republic has some further details. Chief among them is that the entire incident started when the Laird brothers' 70-year-old grandfather allegedly touched the wife of Celtics player Eddie House "inappropriately" while they were all in the arena's "lounge" area.

http://images.townnews.com/themorningsun.com/content/articles/2009/10/09/sports/srv0000006588586.jpg

No, we most certainly have not.

i would buy in a heartbeat a coffee table book of different photos of dombrowski making that face across 200 pages

Perhaps Grandpa Laird should paint the town w/ Rip Torn

i would buy in a heartbeat a coffee table book of different photos of dombrowski making that face across 200 pages

Sorta can't wait until the day after Leyland quits/is fired.

wtf eddie house is a total bro--i hate the laird brothers forever now.

According to the police report Brandon Laird then "shouted derogatory remarks toward House and other women at the lounge before taking a swing at one of the women."

http://bases.nbcsports.com/gerald%20laird%20headshot%20tigers.jpg

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/01/15/texas-rangers-hall-famepitcher-john-wetteland-arrested-child-sex-abuse-charges

Putting a whole new spin on "short relief"

second ex-Yankee born-again dude who got busted for this kind of crime

now, now....he's also an ex-Dodger, Expo, Ranger

not good

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/told-of-girls-assault-at-spring-training-hotel-gabe-kapler-dodgers-didnt-alert-police/2019/02/01/45da0208-2624-11e9-81fd-b7b05d5bed90_story.html

Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel was arrested in the Dominican Republic as part of what the Office of the Attorney General called the “largest operation against organized crime” in the country. There are no details yet as to why Dotel himself was arrested. https://t.co/DWlu0xlI2f

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) August 20, 2019

Luis Castillo too!

to be clear, ex-Marlin and Met infielder Luis Castillo.

Dotel, Castillo released

https://nypost.com/2019/08/29/ex-mets-octavio-dotel-luis-castillo-released-from-prison-in-dominican-republic/

Former Mets second baseman and Long Island Ducks manager Wally Backman arrested after domestic dispute with woman, cops say: https://t.co/yLZgFMVxdU pic.twitter.com/oszajSQHSy

— Newsday Sports (@NewsdaySports) August 30, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: #Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez arrested, charged with solicitation of a child, providing obscene material to minors.

Florida authorities say Vazquez sent a message to a 15-year-old girl suggesting they would meet for sex after the season. https://t.co/HhJTsxGrkw

— James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) September 17, 2019

Not sure if it was mentioned but last week Vazquez & Crick got in a fight in the locker room. What a Nightmare indeed...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EErgYBKWsAErf8a?format=jpg&name=small

wow Kyle Crick vindicated

didn't Crick fight someone else on the team as well?

i think he fought Vazquez twice

actually no nm he had a vv heated argument with a coach over perceived favoritism towards Vazquez, then the second fight was Vazquez taking a couple swings at Crick after the latter refused to turn down some music he was playing.

just contract the team

he's now been charged in pennsylvania as well, and denied bail as a flight risk

basically every additional tidbit of information that emerges is worse than before

clint hurdle said something vapid, but at least he didn't go full maddon. chris archer seems to have been the only person in the organization to respond to the situation like a, dare i say, leader

What’d he say/do? Archers always been pretty well spoken.

Josh Hamilton has been arrested & charged with a felony injury to a child. More details to come: https://t.co/7VtI8Ux4gK

— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) October 30, 2019

His kid. Fuck that guy forever.

oh yikes

sam dyson being investigate for domestic violence

https://theathletic.com/1412460/2019/11/26/mlb-investigating-pitcher-sam-dyson-for-domestic-violence-after-allegations-posted-on-social-media/

🚨BREAKING: Ex-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has been arrested in connection with his alleged involvement with Steve #Bannon's fraudulent fundraising scam.

Schilling sat on the board of Bannon's scam “Build The Wall” PAC.#busted
h/t @TrueFactsStated https://t.co/Jo2NUwxq5f

— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) August 20, 2020

!!!!

looooooooooool

wow, couldn't have happened to a....more appropriate person. what a piece of shit

i don't think this has happened yet, although it might still

yeah that article/website doesn't exactly look legit

Top Pirates SS prospect Oneil Cruz is facing charges of DUI in car accident that killed 3 people in DR:

https://rumbunter.com/2020/09/22/pittsburgh-pirates-oneil-cruz-facing-charges/

randy arozarena arrested in mexico for 'problems relating to his ex-partner'

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30381523/tampa-bay-rays-outfielder-randy-arozarena-detained-domestic-violence-allegations

shit

damn. I liked arozarena a lot, too.

In other Rays news:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-rays-prospect-brandon-martin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murdering-three-people-with-baseball-bat"> https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-rays-prospect-brandon-martin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murdering-three-people-with-baseball-bat

Omar Vizquel under investigation for allegations of domestic abuse.

"He's not the person you see."

w/ @Ken_Rosenthal: https://t.co/MZ0PGk4fjW

— Katie Strang (@KatieJStrang) December 16, 2020

This one is kind of especially upsetting

Fucking hell.

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/former-mlb-player-johnny-damon-arrested-for-dui-in-central-florida

Idiot

Damon and his wife were pulled over at around 1:23 a.m. on Feb. 19 in Windermere, Fla. after cops say he was swerving on the road and driving erratically.

Once a cop stopped Damon ... body cam footage captured the 47-year-old ex-Yankee and Red Sox outfielder admitting to drinking before getting behind the wheel.

Then, an intense standoff between the officer, the ex-MLB star and the baseball player's wife ensued.

In the video, you can see the officer ordered Damon and his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, to stay in the car, but neither complied ... and a pushing and shoving squabble broke out.

At one point, the officer grabbed Mangan-Damon's wrist ... before Johnny got involved to separate the two.

The bumping and pushing got so heated, the officer's body camera was actually knocked to the ground.

Fortunately for all parties, backup arrived, and officers were able to settle down the scene.

Damon and his wife repeatedly talked about their support for cops, mentioning over and over, "Blue lives matter."

And, at one point, Damon brought up his affinity for Trump to a cop, saying "Hey, bro, I'm a good f***ing guy. I know people are trying to target me because I'm a Trump supporter."

Damon was then asked to complete some field sobriety tests ... but you can see on the video, it doesn’t look like he exactly passed any of them with flying colors.

Damon was ultimately arrested and booked on multiple charges, including driving under the influence and resisting arrest without violence.

A police report later showed cops said Damon's blood-alcohol level was .30, nearly FOUR TIMES the legal limit.

Belongs here

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34501289/carlos-martinez-suspended-85-games-violating-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-child-abuse-policy

horrible.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34777036/ex-angels-employee-gets-22-years-death-tyler-skaggs

Eric Kay, class act:

Prosecutors presented evidence of Kay, 48, making derogatory comments about Skaggs, his family, prosecutors and jurors in phone calls and emails after he was convicted in February.

"I hope people realize what a piece of s--- [Skaggs] was... Well he's dead, so f--- him," Kay was heard saying on a recording of a phone call he made while in jail.

Kay said of the Skaggs family during a recorded call, "All they see are dollar signs. They may get more money with him dead than he was playing because he sucked."

I am shocked at how many years he got. Did not see that coming

Karl Malone seems to be AWOL--assume he's seen this.

https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/longtime-st-louis-cardinals-tv-announcer-dan-mc-laughlin-charged-with-felony-persistent-dwi-042158616.html

not just regular dwi. *persistent*!

mclaughlin had apparently been sober for many years, since his first and second dwi's (his non-persistent era). i noticed during a game this fall that some guest in the booth, i forget who, made a reference to plans to drink with mclaughlin after the game and it kind of went awkward and quiet in the booth for a second! i didn't think much of it at the time and figured it was a joke that fell flat. maybe it was, who knows.

i'm glad no one was hurt from his latest incident. i know i shouldn't connect it to my desire for him to move on from broadcasting, but i am kind of hoping this is the thing that finally makes it happen

and mclaughlin has stepped down

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/dan-mclaughlin-is-out-as-cardinals-broadcaster-by-mutual-decision/article_ffc859bf-63f2-5247-ba80-b9759ab971cf.html

BREAKING: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is under investigation by MLB following allegations of domestic violence involving the mother of his 10-month-old daughter and child abuse. Story with @KatieJStrang :https://t.co/Fw7tMJ6ak7

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) January 24, 2023

fucking hell

isn't he close with bauer? i might have made that up

they were teammates at cleveland for a few years

I think I may know something Mike Clevinger and Trevor Bauer have in common pic.twitter.com/EyI9h5oQV1

— mlb.updates365 (@mlb_updates365) January 24, 2023

yes, i remember reading something like being brothers. ugh

they were teammates at cleveland for a few years

First thing I thought of when I saw this--that, and then that he was sort of another Wiley Wiggins lookalike.

Mets outfielder Khalil Lee was named in a federal lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend this week, which alleges that Lee assaulted her physically and verbally last May, Anne Hayes of Syracuse.com reports. The alleged victim went to law enforcement the day after the purported incident, and Hayes writes that an arrest warrant charging Lee for criminal obstruction of breath was signed by a judge back in August. Hayes’ report has a timeline and more specific details on the allegations against Lee, which include choking and kicking the plaintiff during an argument.

I asked Rick Hahn if he’s frustrated that Mike Clevinger put him and the White Sox in this position by not disclosing when he signed that he was under investigation for allegations of domestic violence. Hahn thought about it for a while and said, “I understand why he did.”

— Stephanie Apstein (@stephapstein) February 15, 2023

well, i understand why he did too lmao. he wanted $8 million. but prob not the answer you're supposed to give there...

a statement from dan mclaughlin, ex-cardinals broadcaster:

Proof that we never know exactly what someone’s going through, even a well known baseball broadcaster. All the love to Danny Mac, a flawed yet good man. This is his statement he released this morning. Very candid and honest. ❤️👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/tzm10DtYGE

— Dan Buffa (@buffa82) February 14, 2023

(the real statement is on the st louis post dispatch website at stltoday.com, but behind a paywall: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/ex-cardinals-broadcaster-dan-mclaughlin-opens-up-about-his-demons-hopes-sad-story-helps-others/article_31c60f34-0aba-5cd3-b003-28b164419ba9.html)

update on Clevinger:

News broke in January that Mike Clevinger was under investigation from the league, as per allegations of domestic violence and child abuse. Major League Baseball announced the results of that investigation today, and Clevinger will not face any suspension or other discipline from the league.

MLB’s statement: “The comprehensive investigation included interviews of more than 15 individuals, in addition to Mr. Clevinger and the complainant, as well as a review of available documents, such as thousands of electronic communication records. The Office of the Commissioner has closed this investigation and, barring the receipt of any new information or evidence, the Office of the Commissioner will not be imposing discipline on Mr. Clevinger in connection with these allegations.

As part of his path forward, Mr. Clevinger has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the joint treatment boards under the collectively bargained policies, and to comply with any of the boards’ recommendations. MLB will continue to make support services available to Mr. Clevinger, his family, and other individuals involved in the investigation.”

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2929008-ex-mlb-pitcher-scott-erickson-charged-with-reckless-driving-in-fatal-hit-and-run

Was wondering when they were going to go after him for this incident.

weird, this story initially showed up as from a few days ago. anyway...

I was reading about Derek Bell today (used him for Toronto/Houston on Immaculate Grid). I think I remember his weird retirement and first drug charge, but I didn't know about his recent troubles:

On April 20, 2006, Bell was charged with felony cocaine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, after police found a warm crack pipe in the back seat of his car during a traffic stop. He was arrested again on December 2, 2008, facing three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of failure to appear in court on another charge of possession of drug paraphernalia from earlier in the year. Bell was arrested again on November 16, 2022, charged with possessing crack cocaine in Brooksville, Florida.

Sad.

Oh that’s a bummer about bell. Had no idea

If you remember, he went over to the Astros and had a couple of 100-RBI seasons (with only around ~20 HR in each). Then the Mets, then the Pirates, then this, at 32:

In spring training 2002, Bell learned that he would have to compete for the Pirates' starting right field job. Despite his poor 2001 season (and the fact he was hitting just .148 that spring), Bell did not feel that he needed to prove he was worthy of being a starter.

On March 18, Bell told reporters:

Nobody told me I was in competition. If there is competition, somebody better let me know. If there is competition, they better eliminate me out of the race and go ahead and do what they're going to do with me. I ain't never hit in spring training and I never will. If it ain't settled with me out there, then they can trade me. I ain't going out there to hurt myself in spring training battling for a job. If it is [a competition], then I'm going into 'Operation Shutdown.' Tell them exactly what I said. I haven't competed for a job since 1991.

Bell left the team on March 29, was released two days later, and never played pro baseball again. Still on the hook for Bell's guaranteed two-year, ten-million dollar contract, the Pirates paid him his $4.5 million though he did not play for them. Bell moved onto his yacht, Bell 14 (his name and uniform number), a 58-foot (18 m) Sea Ray 580. New York Post writer Tom Keegan described the incident by calling Bell "the perfect Pirate given that he lives on a boat and steals money."

I've got to believe he already had a drug problem, and that maybe it was known to the club.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-major-league-pitcher-arrested-alleged-murder-attempted-murder-l-rcna121510

That's a pretty crazy story so far, I read some conflicting reports, including one that said the victims were his in-laws. But the woman involved in this isn't his wife. If that's all true, that could logically lead to a certain motive I guess.

lol I didn't click the link but I think that's the story I read saying they were his in-laws.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWYq2RcWhXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXuHu1uYCOU

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/04/15/former-mlb-player-yuniesky-betancourt-among-4-arrested-on-insurance-fraud-charges-in-miami-dade/?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

According to Baseball Reference, he made more than $15.7 million over his career in the majors. The scam he’s accused of participating in paid out $61,000, authorities said.

He’s accused, along with four others, of staging a car crash to collect on insurance premiums, a frequent South Florida scam.

15.7 million for -2.7 bWAR

i'd happily collect that amount and put up 0.0. bWAR for any team that'll have me.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/austin-maddox-arrest-red-sox-florida/

learning a lot about reese mcguire tonight

lol. Cal Quantrill with no mercy

julio urias becomes the first mlb player to get two separate domestic violence suspensions. he's still only suspended until the all-star break

Passan:

BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody.

incredibly braindead career killer scheme

r/baseball identified a pitch Clase tried to throw a game with however his dastardly scheme failed because Pages:

https://www.mlb.com/video/emmanuel-clase-swinging-strike-to-andy-pages

27. Specifically, on or about May 28, 2025, the Cleveland Guardians played an MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game began at approximately 1:10 p.m. Before the game, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Bettor-1 sent a text message to the defendant EMMANUEL CLASE DE LA CRUZ confirming whether CLASE was, "(a)ll set." CLASE responded, "(yjes." At approximately 3:36 p.m., in the middle of the game, Bettor-1 and Bettor-2 each placed wagers totaling approximately $4,000 (including a parlay bet) that a pitch
thrown by CLASE would be a Ball/HBP. CLASE threw a pitch that appeared to be a ball, but the batter swung, resulting in a strike and leading Bettor-1 and Bettor-2 to lose their wagers.

28. Approximately 20 minutes after Bettor-1 lost the wager on May 28, 2025, Bettor-1 sent a text message to the defendant EMMANUEL CLASE DE LA CRUZ-a gif image of a man hanging himself with toilet paper. Even though the Cleveland Guardians won the game, approximately 10 minutes later, CLASE responded to Bettor-1 with a gif image of a
sad puppy dog face

Also says Clase was involved in this scheme going back to 2023?!

Entire indictment is here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/media/1417041/dl

Indictment also says that Clase was placing bets himself via these intermediaries he’s toast

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31IDGeiq6cL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

In unrelated news:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/trump-pardons-mlb-great-darryl-strawberry-on-1995-tax-evasion-charge

65 years in prison seems wildly extreme considering all the shit that goes on in this country

https://i.imgur.com/XBwgVyQ.jpeg

That Pages story is so good. Clase did not do his O-Swing% pre-game scouting report . Highest chaser on the lowest chasing team

It’s just insane how small an amount they threw their careers away over.

This testimony leads me to believe the Angels are truly cursed (sorry Tim):

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46674319/trout-testifies-was-alerted-kay-possible-drug-abuse

That case is unreal. The team doctor, who is still the team doctor, was prescribing loads of opiates and said “I didn’t realise how addictive they’d be.” THEY’RE OPIATES!!!