Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio UrÃas, who was suspended 20 games for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy in 2019, has been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, authorities said Monday.
The 27-year-old starter, who led the National League in wins in 2021 and earned run average in 2022, was arrested late Sunday and released early Monday on $50,000 bond.
Details on what led to the arrest were not immediately available. The Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service that UrÃas was arrested by Exposition Park police, but the agency could not be immediately reached to confirm that.
The Dodgers did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
UrÃas is 11-8 this season with a 4.60 earned-run average.
He began his Major League career with the Dodgers in 2016, and has a lifetime record of 60-25 with a 3.11 ERA.
He was suspended in 2019 by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for an incident in the parking lot of the Beverly Center on May 13 of that year. TMZ reported that a witness called police saying that UrÃas was arguing with a woman and shoved her to the ground. Officers responded to the scene and spoke with the woman, who denied anything physical took place, insisting it was nothing more than a heated argument.
Urias was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery in that incident, but no charges were filed.