Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. Leagues and teams announced on wednesday.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday that following an investigation, Cordero accepted his suspension for the remainder of the 2023 regular season and playoffs. Manfred said Cordero had violated the league’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, but did not provide details on what sparked the investigation or what part of the policy Cordero violated. I didn’t.
Cordero, a 31-year-old journeyman right-hander earning the league’s lowest salary, was placed on the restricted list Wednesday.
The Yankees said in an article: statement The team announced Wednesday that it “fully supports Major League Baseball’s investigation process and the disciplinary action taken against Jimmy Cordero.”
The Yankees said there was “no justification for domestic violence.”
Cordero was not immediately available for comment Wednesday night.his Instagram The page appears to be inactive on Wednesday.
As part of the league’s domestic violence policy, Cordero will undergo a “confidential and comprehensive evaluation” and enter a treatment program, the league said.
Manager Aaron Boone addressed Cordero’s suspension to reporters before the Yankees-Baltimore Orioles game in New York on Wednesday night.
“Sad. My heart goes out to everyone involved,” Boone said, adding that he did not know the details of the investigation. “I don’t know what happened.”
Boone said the team was recently informed that MLB was investigating Cordero, but no further details were provided to the Yankees. Boone said the policy was designed to keep specific details of the investigation out of the public eye.
Cordero hasn’t pitched for the Yankees since Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Boone said the investigation had not affected Cordero’s minutes.
After several years in the minor leagues, Cordero made his major league debut with the Washington Nationals in August 2018. Since then, he has bounced back and forth between the league and the minors, pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox.
The Yankees signed Cordero to a minor league deal in March 2022 and invited him to spring training. In 2022, Cordero played as a pitcher for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders, the Yankees’ top minor league team.
Cordero, who started pitching for the Yankees this year after the team picked up a contract from the Railriders, has been a reliable presence in the Yankees’ bullpen this season, posting a 3.86 ERA and 34 strikeouts in under 2/3 innings pitched 32 times. was recorded.
With Cordero suspended for the rest of the year, the Yankees called up a right-hander. Randy Vazquez pitcher Originally from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Yankees pitcher Domingo German, who pitched a perfect game last week, has been suspended for 81 games in 2020 after being investigated for domestic violence.
