Reyes is accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and shoving her into a glass door inside their hotel room October 31 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.
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Major League Baseball placed Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes on paid administrative leave while awaiting the outcome of his domestic violence case in Hawaii.
Because Reyes was placed on paid leave, he is still set to earn his $22 million salary this season.
Major League Baseball said Tuesday that Commissioner Rob Manfred will decide on discipline after the proceedings and an MLB investigation. Section III.C.2 of this new policy gives the commissioner the ability to place a player that qualifies on paid leave until criminal proceedings have finished.
Reyes’ trial is set to take place April 4, which happens to be opening day.
Manfred’s move, made just as the Rockies gather for spring training at their Scottsdale headquarters, shows both the teeth the new policy could have and the potential problems in preventing players from reporting to their teams while their cases are sorted out. Once proceedings in Hawaii have been completed, the commissioner has the authority to impose further punishment on a player that has violated the policy.
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Colorado, which starts full-squad workouts Thursday, acquired Reyes in July from Toronto in a deal that sent shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Blue Jays. Though police investigated an incident involving Chapman’s girlfriend, in which Chapman is alleged to have fired a gun at his Florida home, no charges will be filed.
