Originally Published: December 7, 2015
Originally Published By: ESPN
An Oct. 30 incident between Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman and his girlfriend has put a proposed trade of Chapman to the Los Angeles Dodgers in limbo.
The Dodgers reportedly were on the verge of acquiring Chapman, 27, from the Reds for two minor leaguers on Monday. The deal in in limbo, however, as MLB is investigating the incident under its new domestic violence policy, a source told ESPN’s Mark Saxon.
A source told ESPN’s Buster Olney that the MLB investigation is not holding up the trade and that it’s up to the teams as to how they want to proceed. The Dodgers are not sure what direction they’ll take.
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Jay Reisinger, Chapman’s attorney, told Yahoo! Sports on Monday night, “I’ve reviewed the facts as portrayed. On behalf of Mr. Chapman, we vehemently deny the allegations as stated. Beyond that, we have no further comment at this time.”
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