Cincinnati.com · Apr 6, 2021
Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer placed on administrative leave after rape charges
Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Mackenzie Wainwright was indicted on two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition in Cuyahoga County, near Cleveland, on Nov. 30, 2020.
Wainwright, the team's fourth-round pick of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, pleaded not guilty to the indictment charges and posted a $10,000 bond on Dec. 22, records state.
The Reds placed Wainwright on administrative leave and he is not participating in minor-league spring training camp, which started this week at the team's player development complex in Goodyear, Arizona.