Shocking reports of Domingo German's drunken behavior in clubhouse come to light after pitcher's rehab assignment
New information has surfaced regarding New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German's recent admittance to rehab.
On August 3, Yankees GM Brian Cashman announced that German would be placed on the restricted list as he entered treatment for alcohol abuse. According to the team, the decision was made mutually and would end German's season.
While the circumstances that led to this bombshell announcement were initially unknown, a new report from the Wall Street Journal has shed some light on the truth.
Domingo Germán had arguments with Aaron Boone and teammates during Tuesday’s incident. He flipped a couch, smashed a TV and made jokes while teammate Ron Marinaccio packed his bags for Triple-A. They made him go in a sauna to try and sweat out the alcohol
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"Domingo Germán had arguments with Aaron Boone and teammates during Tuesday’s incident. He flipped a couch, smashed a TV and made jokes while teammate Ron Marinaccio packed his bags for Triple-A. They made him go in a sauna to try and sweat out the alcohol" - Talkin' Yanks
As per the report, ahead of the Yankees game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, German was visibly inebriated in the clubhouse. The 31-year-old reportedly argued with teammates, including his manager, and trashed a TV in the locker room. Additionally, German was reportedly placed in the sauna to "try and sweat out the alcohol."
Unfortunately, this is not German's first high-profile run-in with the bottle. In 2019, he attended a Yankees gala with his wife. Eyewitnesses claimed that German was very drunk, and proceeded to physically and emotionally abuse his wife. When the couple returned home, German apparently became so aggressive that his wife needed to call a teammate to come and calm her husband down.
Although German's 4.56 ERA this season is nothing special, he did make history. On June 28, German sat down all 27 Oakland Athletics batters in order to record the 24th perfect game in MLB history. He also became the first Yankee to toss a perfect game since David Cone in 1999.
New York Yankees players have a history of domestic abuse allegations
The New York Yankees have had a recurring issue with domestic violence on their pitching staff. In addition to Domingo German, reliever Jimmy Cordero was banned for the rest of the season for violating the league's domestic violence policy. Aroldis Chapman, who was very recently traded, was known for firing shots into his garage door after police responded to a domestic violence call at his Miami home.