Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright was arrested Friday and charged with domestic assault, according to a statement from the Wright family released through his lawyer to NBC Sports Boston.
According to the statement, Wright and his wife Shannon had an argument in their Tennessee home Friday, and this led to police coming and arresting Wright. In the statement, it says Wright "did not raise his hand" and the incident was "purely emotional."
"On Friday night, Steven was arrested at our home following a verbal argument, and the police charged him with domestic assault," the statement from the Wright family released through lawyer Alex Little to NBC Sports Boston said.