The domestic assault charge against Roberto Osuna was withdrawn on Tuesday after the Houston Astros closer agreed to a peace bond in Ontario provincial court.
Osuna, who attended the hearing in Toronto, must follow a series of conditions for one year or face criminal charges, which would carry a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison. The peace bond requires him to have no contact with the alleged victim for one year.
"I am pleased and relieved by today's court decision," Osuna said in a statement. "Now I can begin to put these allegations behind me and focus on baseball.