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Pirates’ Closer Felipe Vazquez arrested and charged with solicitation of a child

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez has been arrested and charged with one count of computer pornography, solicitation of a child and one count of providing obscene material to minors, according to police in Lee County, Florida.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 17, 2019

Vazquez has been placed on administrative leave and the Pirates have released a the following statement:

“Today we were made aware of an active law enforcement investigation involving Felipe Vázquez and his subsequent arrest. We take this matter, and these charges in particular, extremely seriously. We have informed the Commissioner’s Office of the investigation and arrest.