Julio Urias avoids jail time in domestic case after pleading no contest

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Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was sentenced to 36 months probation and ordered to complete 30 days of community labor after pleading no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery.

The left-hander faced charges that included one count of spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one count of false imprisonment and one count of assault last month.

Four other charges were dropped. 

All the charges were from his arrest in September on suspicion of domestic violence.

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Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field July 14, 2023, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Urias must also complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling course, pay a domestic violence fund fee, not possess any weapons, not use any force or violence, pay restitution to the victim and abide by a protective order.

Urias was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by MLB after his arrest outside BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, where he attended a Major League Soccer game. Police were first alerted by a citizen who reported that a man and woman were in a physical altercation. Urias was arrested by Department of Public Safety officers on felony suspicion of domestic violence.

According to a charge evaluation worksheet from the district attorney’s office, Urias was arguing with his wife when he "pushed (her) against a fence and pulled her by the hair or shoulders."

However, the document said, "Neither the Victim’s injuries nor the Defendant’s criminal history justify a felony filing."

Julio Urias of the Los Angeles