Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena arrested in Mexico for attempting to kidnap his daughter

Only weeks after winning the Babe Ruth award for the Most Valuable Player for his efforts with the Rays  during the 2020 post season, Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena was arrested in the Mexican State of Yucatan for “for allegedly trying to abduct his daughter from her mother’s home and assaulting the woman’s father,” according to Yahoo! Sports.

The Yucatan state prosecutors’ office confirmed Tuesday that Arozarena was detained “for problems relating to his ex-partner.” ~ The Daily Times

Arozarena is expected to be detained in a Mexican jail for at least 48 hours while prosecutors decide what kind of charges, if any, they’ll be pressing against him.  As of this writing, Arozarena has not been charged with anything.

Arozarena’s agent, Abel Guerra, released a statement to the media saying that, “The only thing I know is he was hyper-sensitive about making sure that the child’s needs were being taken care of.” He was always sending money down there, and he was very involved in her life. I don’t want to speculate about (anything else).”

“We are aware of reports that Randy Arozarena was detained in Mexico,” the Rays said in a brief statement. “We are gathering more information on this situation, and we have no further comment at this time.”

Major League Baseball is likely to investigate under its joint domestic violence policy with the players’ association.

“We are aware and looking into it,” the commissioner’s office said in a statement. ~  ESPN

ESPN’s Jeff Passan, reported that Major League Baseball is looking into the allegations against Arozaren. “The MLB and MLBPA joint domestic violence policy would dictate any punishment Arozarena might receive, since the alleged incident involved at least one member of his family.”

Because the incident involves family, any potential discipline from MLB against Arozarena would fall under the league and union’s joint domestic violence policy. The prosecutor handling the case in Mexico said today further information on the case will come in the next few days.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 24, 2020

The 25-year-old rookie with the Rays hit .377 with 10 homers and 14 RBIs in 20 postseason games with Tampa Bay this season, which earned him that MVP award.

For more on his arrest in Yucatan, see the videos accompanying this article.

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