Free-agent MLB pitcher Sam Dyson has been suspended for the entire 2021 season for a violation of MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweeted the press release, including MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's statement on the matter:
Mark FeinsandFree-agent pitcher Sam Dyson has accepted a suspension for the entire 2021 season for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. https://t.co/MXwNwXSCR5
According to ESPN's Jesse Rogers, MLB launched an investigation into Dyson after his ex-girlfriend Alexis Blackburn alleged in an Instagram post in 2019 that Dyson was violent and abusive toward her and her cat.