Jose Reyes pleads not guilty to abuse charge
In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes is shown prior to a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, in San Diego. Credit: AP / Gregory Bull
Former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of abuse against a family member, stemming from an Oct. 31 incident in which he allegedly choked and hit his wife in a hotel room in Maui, Hawaii.
Reyes, 32 and now playing for the Rockies, was released on $1,000 bail and ordered to avoid contact with his wife, Katherine Ramirez, for three days. Reyes did not attend the proceeding, but he is due to appear in court in January.
According to police, Reyes grabbed his wife by the throat, then slammed her into a sliding glass door during an argument in their room at the Four Seasons Resort at Wailea. Authorities said Ramirez suffered thigh, neck and wrist injuries.
Major League Baseball has since launched an investigation into the matter.
Under new rules adopted last summer in the wake of high-profile domestic violence cases in the NFL, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has the authority to impose punishment before legal proceedings are fully resolved.
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