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Mets’ Jeurys Familia Suspended 15 Games

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)The Mets will be without their closer for the first 15 games of the season.

Major League Baseball suspended pitcher Jeurys Familia on Wednesday for 15 games following his October arrest on a domestic violence charge, according to multiple reports.

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Criminal charges against Familia were dropped, but the right-hander still faced discipline from MLB. He left the Mets’ spring training camp earlier this week to meet with baseball commissioner Rob Manfred in New York.