SCOTTSDALE, ariz.. —Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes, the team's highest-paid player, will not be reporting to spring training.
He's being put on administrative leave as Major League Baseball completes its investigation of Reyes under it's new domestic violence policy.
Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday that Reyes has been placed on paid leave pending completion of his criminal proceedings in Hawaii. MLB's joint domestic violence policy with the Major League Baseball Players Association, permits the commissioner to impose a paid suspension pending resolution of the legal proceedings or an investigation.
A release by MLB reads: "Upon resolution of Reyes' criminal proceedings and the completion of the Commissioner's Office's investigation into the incident, Commissioner Manfred will make a decision whether to impose discipline on Reyes.