Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has accepted a 15-game suspension without pay by Major League Baseball for an offseason domestic violence incident.
Wright was arrested and charged with domestic assault in Tennessee following a dispute with his wife, Sharon, at their home on Dec. 10. The charges, misdemeanors in Tennessee, were retired in Williamson County court in late December and will be dropped if additional offenses don't occur within the next year.
Wright was also charged with prevention of a 911 call.
The discipline was considered a violation of baseball's joint policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.