Yankees’ Domingo Germán goinginto treatment for alcohol abuse

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán has willingly wentinto inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse, the group revealed Wednesday.

Germán, who tossed a best videogame at Oakland in late June, was positioned on the limited list 2 days priorto his 31st birthday.

“It is important that Domingo totally focuses on resolving his health and wellness,” the Yankees stated in a declaration. “We will regard his personalprivacy as he starts this procedure.”

Germán is 5-7 with a 4.56 ERA in 19 begins and one relief look this season. He was scratched from his arranged start Monday night versus Tampa Bay, with the Yankees stating it was duetothefactthat of underarm pain. The right-hander then gotin in relief and tossed 5 scoreless innings of two-hit ball.

Since gettinghere in the majors 6 years ago, Germán has had difficulty on and off the field. He served a 10-game suspension in May after getting ejected from a videogame in Toronto for utilizing an prohibited sticky compound on the mound. He was likewise prohibited 81 videogames by Major League Baseball earlier in his profession over an declared domestic violence event.

He’s likewise been fantastic at times for the Yankees, consistingof June 28 in an 11-0 success over the Athletics when he pitched the 24th ideal videogame in huge league history — and veryfirst giventhat 2012.

He signedupwith Don Larsen (1956), David Wells (1998) and David Cone (1999) as Yankees to pitch best videogames. Larsen’s gem came in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series versus the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Germán endedupbeing the veryfirst pitcher from the Dominican Republic to toss a best videogame. He called the videogame a homage to his uncle, who passedaway 2 days earlier, leaving Germán weeping in the clubhouse.

Germán went 18-4 in 2019 with the Yankees however was put on administrative leave late that season while MLB examined an declared domestic violence event including his sweetheart.

He missedouton the whole pandemic-shortened 2020 season and playoffs while serving an 81-game suspension, then satisfied inperson with Yankees colleagues and made a public apology at spring training when he returned to the club in February 2021.

It’s the 2nd time in 8 years that a Yankees beginning pitcher has gotin treatment for alcohol abuse throughout the season. CC Sabathia left the group in October 2015 to check into a rehabilitation center simply previously New York’s playoff loss to Houston in the AL wild-card videogame.

Reporting by The Associated Press.