Jimmy Cordero: Yankees Reliever Suspended for Violating MLB's Domestic Violence Policy

Major League Baseball has suspended New Yankees reliever Jimmy Cordero over its Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy. The pitcher, who hails from the Dominican Republic, has now been placed on the restricted list, and this is effective immediately.

The official MLB website stated that the Dominican pitcher will be participating in a confidential and comprehensive evaluation and treatment program supervised by the Joint Policy Board. However, details of what Cordero's infraction really is were not revealed by the website.

The New York Yankees then released a statement on their relief pitcher's suspension, saying that they were fully supportive of the decision.

"There is no justification for domestic violence, and we stand with the objectives, standards, and enforcement of MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy," it read.

Yankees captain Aaron Judge also talked about his teammate's suspension, saying he told Cordero to learn from this.

"I was pretty upset. I know a lot of the guys on the team are upset. This is in the league's hands, and the league handed down the suspension. Hopefully, he learns from this and becomes a better person," said Judge.

Jimmy Cordero Suspended for 76 Games

While what exactly the Dominican relief pitcher did to land him his suspension is still unknown to the public, the league imposed a very long time off for him, as his suspension would last for 76 games, covering the remainder of 2023.

According to ESPN, this is one of the longest suspensions in the league's history.

His suspension is not as long as his Yankees teammate Domingo German's, who had an 81-game suspension, nor is it as long as Trevor Bauer's record-setting 324 game-suspension, which was reduced on appeal to 194 games. Much like Cordero, Bauer, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was also suspended for violating the MLB's domestic abuse policy.

The decisions on these players' suspensions often come after an intensive investigation by the league itself. However, it should be noted that the MLB does not announce what it investigated or found during the investigative process. This policy was negotiated with the MLB Players Association and does not mandate suspensions of a particular length.

Cordero himself has reportedly agreed to his 76-game suspension.

New York Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Reacts to Jimmy Cordero's Suspension

During a recent press conference, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone commented on his player's suspension, saying that he was alerted of an ongoing investigation by the league regarding Cordero a few days ago, with the pitcher himself telling his coach about the investigation. He also admitted to only learning of Cordero's suspension on Tuesday evening.

"You get that news or you hear about that, and it's sad," said the Yankees manager. "Your heart goes out to everyone involved. ... My biggest thing right now is just feeling for the situation, hoping and praying that something good comes out of this, that there's maturity, growth, or healing in whatever is going on."

Boone also spoke to his team and had Cordero's nameplate removed from his assigned locker. The Dominican will be replaced by right-hander Randy Vasquez, who will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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