charged with assault
Mets star closer Francisco (K-Rod) Rodriguez was arrested after Wednesday night's game for assaulting his father-in-law, police sources said.
Rodriguez and his wife's father brawled in a tunnel just outside the Mets clubhouse in the moments following the team's 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
The father-in-law suffered facial abrasions and was taken by ambulance to Flushing Hospital shortly after the 10:15 p.m. incident, police said.
Rodriguez, 28, was charged with third-degree assault, police said.
Moments before the explosion with his family, Rodriguez snapped at reporters who asked why he was not summoned to pitch in a bases loaded situation in the 8th inning.
Investigators believe the emotional closer threw at least one punch during the altercation, which spilled into the hallway outside the team's Family Lounge
Rodriguez was yelling as he was pushed back from the lounge into the hallway, which was crowded with people, including many woman and children, waiting for players after the game.
Team security arrived and stopped foot traffic in the hallway as they pulled the pitcher from the group and hustled him back into the clubhouse.
When approached and asked about the scene in the hallway, the visibly angry Rodriguez snapped, "Mind your own f-----g business," to a reporter who witnessed the altercation.
Rodriguez then left the clubhouse but was taken into NYPD custody a short time later.
The Mets confirmed their star had an alteration with a relative but referred all further questions to the NYPD.
Mets star closer Francisco (K-Rod) Rodriguez was arrested after Wednesday night's game for assaulting his father-in-law, police sources said.
Rodriguez and his wife's father brawled in a tunnel just outside the Mets clubhouse in the moments following the team's 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
The father-in-law suffered facial abrasions and was taken by ambulance to Flushing Hospital shortly after the 10:15 p.m. incident, police said.
Rodriguez, 28, was charged with third-degree assault, police said.
Moments before the explosion with his family, Rodriguez snapped at reporters who asked why he was not summoned to pitch in a bases loaded situation in the 8th inning.
Investigators believe the emotional closer threw at least one punch during the altercation, which spilled into the hallway outside the team's Family Lounge
Rodriguez was yelling as he was pushed back from the lounge into the hallway, which was crowded with people, including many woman and children, waiting for players after the game.
Team security arrived and stopped foot traffic in the hallway as they pulled the pitcher from the group and hustled him back into the clubhouse.
When approached and asked about the scene in the hallway, the visibly angry Rodriguez snapped, "Mind your own f-----g business," to a reporter who witnessed the altercation.
Rodriguez then left the clubhouse but was taken into NYPD custody a short time later.
The Mets confirmed their star had an alteration with a relative but referred all further questions to the NYPD.
