Atlanta Braves outfielder Hector Olivera was arrested in Arlington, Virginia, early Wednesday morning due to his alleged involvement in a domestic dispute.
According to Jeff Goldberg of ABC7 in Washington, D.C., the 31-year-old native of Cuba was arrested at the Ritz Carlton Hotel after a woman called 911 and said she had been assaulted.
Per Brody Logan of Fox 5, Olivera is in police custody, but he has not been charged with any crime.
According to Goldberg, police sources said the woman and Olivera know each other, and the woman had bruises upon the arrival of officers.
Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post spoke to an MLB spokesman, who said Olivera has been placed on administrative leave and that the commissioner's office has begun an investigation into the incident.
The Braves released a statement on Olivera's situation:
The former Los Angeles Dodgers signee was traded to the Braves last season as part of a deal that sent pitchers Alex Wood and Jim Johnson to L.A.
Olivera appeared in 24 games for the Braves in 2015 and is hitting .211 with two RBI in six contests so far this season.
He is the starting left fielder for a Braves team that is off to an 0-7 start and figures to challenge for the worst record in Major League Baseball.
Losing Olivera for any period of time would further test the depth of an already thin Braves team.
It isn't yet known if or when charges will be brought upon Olivera, which leaves manager Fredi Gonzalez and the Braves lineup in a state of flux.
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