Domingo German of the Yankees will serve the longest suspension ever handed out by MLB that does not include criminal charges. Rob Manfred has led the way in attempting to crack down on players that commit acts of domestic violence, making it one of his priorities when he became Commissioner of Baseball in 2015. Aroldis Chapman was the first player to be suspended under Manfred’s policies).
German became the 14th player to be investigated for domestic violence and will be serving the fourth-longest suspension given out to those that were investigated. However, German’s story is quite different from some of the others.