Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday that Yankees right-hander Jimmy Cordero has accepted a suspension for the remainder of the 2023 season for violating the league’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy. His placement on the restricted list begins immediately and extends through the postseason.
He will participate in a league-mandated evaluation and treatment policy. He’ll miss the remaining 76 games of the regular season and the postseason.
It’s not clear what he is accused of or if he faces pending criminal charges. The league’s policy doesn’t require criminal charges to enact a suspension.
The Yankees released the following statement:
“The Yankees are fully supportive of Major League Baseball’s investigative process and the disciplinary action applied to Jimmy Cordero. There is no justification for domestic violence, and we stand with the objectives, standards, and enforcement of MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.”
When asked about the suspension Wednesday afternoon, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said (via SNY Yankees), “I found out about the suspension last night. He came to me a couple of days ago and gave a heads up as to an investigation going on and that’s kind of the extent of it.”
Cordero hasn’t addressed the suspension publicly.
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He was signed as an amateur free agent in 2012 by the Blue Jays and has spent time with the Nationals, Blue Jays, White Sox, and now Yankees at the MLB level.
The 31-year-old Cordero appeared in 31 games with the Yankees this year and had a WHIP of 1.071 in 32 ⅔ innings.
Yankees relievers have a 2.82 ERA, the best in the major leagues, and have allowed the fewest home runs.
