Mets closer Rodriguez charged with assault

Last Updated on August 12, 2010 12:29 am by admin

 

NEW YORK (AP) -Police say New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez has been charged with third-degree assault after an altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field.
Police say Rodriguez was arrested. He was being held at the ballpark early Thursday.
Police say the incident occurred after the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Police say Rodriguez’s father-in-law is in the hospital with a scrape on his face and a bump on his head.
The Mets referred all questions to the police.