MLB Issues First-Ever Suspension For Domestic Violence Allegations

Jamie Sabau / Getty ImagesChapman with the Reds, his former team, in 2015.

Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 30 games following a league investigation into domestic violence allegations against him.

It was announced in January that Chapman would not face criminal charges for an alleged October 2015 incident in which his girlfriend told police the pitcher had “pushed her up against the wall” and “choked” her but the pitcher still faced discipline from the league.

Chapman’s suspension is the first issued by MLB under the league’s new domestic violence policy, and is believed to be the first league-issued suspension for domestic violence. Under MLB’s…