A former Astros prospect has been released after the emergence of a shocking video in which he is seen beating his girlfriend.
Danry Vasquez, a 24-year-old outfielder from Venezuela, was arrested in August 2016 on domestic violence charges and released by the team. He was playing for the Double A Corpus Christi Hooks at the time of his arrest.
Charges against Vasquez were dismissed after completed the terms of a plea deal, which included taking classes and paying a fine, Nueces Couty district attorney Mark Gonzalez told Corpus Christi NBC affiliate KRIS.
The station also obtained video of the incident, captured by a security camera in a stairwell at the Hooks’ home stadium.