WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals say assistant hitting coach Jacque Jones has been suspended with pay pending an internal investigation.
The team says the suspension is connected to a legal matter.
The club announced Jones' suspension less than a half-hour before the scheduled first pitch of Game 1 of Washington's National League Division Series against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
Jones, 42, retired as a player in 2008 after 10 years with four teams.