DAVIE, Fla. — Former major-leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested Thursday on charges of domestic battery against his ex-wife, just two months before his trial on a DUI manslaughter charge was set to begin.
Leyritz, 45, was arrested at his home, a police report said. Leyritz had been free on bail on the manslaughter charge, but a judge ruled this arrest violated the conditions of his release and ordered him to remain jailed.
Leyritz’s ex-wife, Karrie, gave conflicting reports of what happened, according to a police officer who responded to a domestic disturbance at the house. She first told police they were arguing over child support when he struck her twice in the face and pushed her to the ground for writing a check without his permission. She later said her ex-husband dragged her out of bed and pushed her against the wall.
Leyritz told police she was drunk and hurt herself to get back at him for trying to evict her from the house they share.
Leyritz is scheduled to go on trial on the manslaughter charge Sept. 14. Police have said Leyritz was drunk when he caused a fatal car crash in December 2007.
Report: MLB loans millions to Rangers owner
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has loaned millions to Rangers owner Tom Hicks, Yahoo! reported.
The league would not go into details about any borrowing, but said it was assisting Rangers owner Tom Hicks with the sale of the franchise.
“Tom is the control person, and there was no issue of making payroll,” said Bob DuPuy, baseball’s chief operating officer. “Major League Baseball is working with the Rangers to sell the team, as Tom requested.”
Yahoo! reported the amount was believed to be for less than $15 million.
The sport’s central office routinely withholds $15 million to $20 million owed each team from central revenues and the sale of the Montreal Expos, and teams may borrow from that with the permission of commissioner Bud Selig.
Footnotes.
Left-hander Neal Cotts, who was 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA for the Cubs before being sent to Triple-A Iowa on May 27, underwent Tommy John surgery.
• Right-hander Winton Abreu has been acquired by the Indians from the Rays for minor-league right-hander John Meloan.
Denver Post wire services
