Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna has been suspended without pay for 75 games for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, the league announced.
Osuna, 23, has agreed not to appeal the suspension, which is retroactive to May 8 and extends through Aug. 4. He will wind up missing 89 days, which would cost him about $2.54 million of his $5.3 million salary. It is also five less games than Robinson Cano got suspended for over PED use.
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Osuna was arrested by Toronto police on May 8 and charged with assaulting a woman. He was then placed on administrative leave and the league has been investigating the charges since.
“I don’t have much of a reaction other than you take what MLB does and trust that and live with that and let it go through its course,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “We knew something was coming down. Actually, it took a while. Hopefully, it all gets worked out on both sides and everyone gets the help they need and everything works out fine.”
Osuna has a Toronto court date on July 9 and will plead not guilty to the charges, according to his attorney, Domenic Basile.
