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MLB places Marcell Ozuna on administrative leave, per report

Major League Baseball placed Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna on administrative leave Friday according to a report by The Athletic’s David O’Brien. Ozuna will be on leave for at least seven days but the league and the MLBPA can opt to extend it. Major League Baseball’s investigation into Ozuna’s arrest for domestic violence in May is ongoing.

#Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna has been placed on administrative leave for seven days under the Joint MLB-MLBPA Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, an MLB official told @TheAthletic.