MLB announced Wednesday that Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. Cordero will participate in a “confidential and comprehensive evaluation and treatment program” that will be supervised by the Joint Policy Board.
The details of the investigation are unknown at this time and Cordero has not addressed the decision as of yet. The Yankees, however, released a statement in support of the league’s move to suspend Cordero.
“The Yankees are fully supportive of Major League Baseball’s investigative process and the disciplinary action applied to Jimmy Cordero,” the statement read. “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.”
