Marcell Ozuna is being charged by two bosses, including strangulation. Your team says they are with an MLB
Marcell Ozuna, an Atlanta Braves outfielder, was arrested Saturday for aggravated assault, strangulation and domestic violence, according to prison records from the Sandy Springs Police Department, according to records from the Fulton County Jail (GA). Sandy Springs is a northern suburb of Atlanta and no further details were initially known about the arrest of Ozuna. Strangulation for assault is a crime in Georgia.
Major League Baseball will investigate the case.
“We found out about the arrest of Marcell Ozuna earlier that evening and immediately informed the inspector’s office.” Braves said in a statement on Saturday night.
“The Bravess fully support the Major League Baseball Domestic Violence Policy, which maximally emphasizes that our society cannot and will not tolerate domestic violence in any form. Until the investigation is completed, we have no further comments or inquiries in this The matter should be referred to the office of the commissioner.
Since the MLB and the players union passed a domestic violence policy in 2015, investigations have banned 13 players with bans ranging from 15 to 162 games.
Ozuna, a two-time All-Star who led the National League on the racetracks last season, was added to the injury list on Friday after injuring two fingers on his left hand while slipping into a base. He was supposed to be missing for several weeks. The Braves were in New York this weekend to play the Mets.
After going .338 with 18 homers in 60 games for Atlanta la sa. Most recently, Ozuna took sixth place in the National League Most Valuable Player Election and signed a new contract for four years and $ 65 million over the winter. That season, he scored .213 with seven homers in 48 games.
A year ago, Ozuna’s wife became Genesis in Miami
because of domestic violence
