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MLB has launched an investigation into domestic abuse allegations brought against former All-Star shortstop Omar Vizquel by his wife Blanca Vizquel.
According to The Athletic's Katie Strang and Ken Rosenthal, Blanca Vizquel said she endured years of physical abuse before she fled from the couple's Arizona home in August and filed for divorce.
"It's devastating because the person you love is supposed to protect you, and when [he's] the one who's hurting you ... it's like slow motion and you're scared and then the police are there, and you know you can't take it back," Blanca told The Athletic about a January 2016 incident.