PORT ST. LUCIE — Major League Baseball’s investigation of Jeurys Familia appears to be progressing toward a conclusion.
On Saturday, for the second straight day, Familia departed Tradition Field in the early morning as the Mets excused him from their pitchers and catchers workout. The closer won’t be in camp Sunday, Mets manager Terry Collins said, adding, “He will be here the following day and then for the rest of the spring.”
Familia’s absence is related to his case with MLB, two sources said, which concerns his arrest on domestic violence charges last Oct. 31 at his New Jersey home. Commissioner Rob Manfred is on record intending to resolve Familia’s case by the end of spring training.
Last year, Manfred’s office successfully negotiated three suspensions for domestic violence offenses — the Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman (30 games), the Rockies’ Jose Reyes (52 games) and the Braves’ Hector Olivera (82 games) — without having to take any of the cases to an independent arbitrator. Familia is being represented by attorney Jay Reisinger, who worked with Chapman last year.
Based on the precedents set last year, Familia’s penalty for his arrest figures to last between 30 and 50 games. If he and MLB can’t agree on a length, then MLB could issue its sentence and Familia could appeal it to the arbitrator.
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