It appears Jeurys Familia was suspended 15 games for arguing with his wife:
In ruling he found no evidence Familia physically assaulted or threatened wife Bianca Rivas, commissioner Rob Manfred indicated he still felt compelled to issue the pitcher a suspension.
“The evidence reviewed by my office does not support a determination that Mr. Familia physically assaulted his wife or threatened her or others with physical force or harm, on October 31, 2016,” Manfred said in a statement. “Nevertheless I have concluded that Mr. Familia’s overall conduct that night was inappropriate, violated the Policy, and warrants discipline.”
I have to admit I’m not comfortable with this. People who live in close quarters often have arguments. If Familia was subjecting his family to constant verbal abuse, I could see a suspension, but seemed to be just a heated argument. There is a difference:
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2ocySSU
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