Manny Ramirez Arrested for Domestic Violence in Broward UPDATED
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According to Fox Sports, the couple was arguing before the incident. Ramirez's wife was afraid the violence would escalate, so she called police.
The wife had sustained injuries to the left side of her face but refused medical treatment despite swelling and redness.
Ramirez denied slapping his wife, but did say she fell on the headboard after he had grabbed her by the shoulder.
Ramirez was booked into a Broward County jail before 9 p.m. and will be held overnight.
He and his wife share their Weston home with their two children.
Ramirez retired from professional baseball earlier this year after he tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs for the second time in his career. He had most recently played for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Update: Ramirez appeared in court early this morning for the bond hearing, and the judge set the slugger's bail at $2,500. Though its not immediately clear when Ramirez will be released from jail. According to WSVN, Ramirez has now been released from jail.
The judge also ordered that Ramirez have no contact with his 32-year-old wife.
The Miami Herald, meanwhile, has obtained a recording of the 911 call made by Ramirez's wife, in which she claims Ramirez hit her and she has a bump on her head. In the call, she says that "he's not doing anything anymore because he knows I'm calling the police."
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