{"id":26862,"date":"2019-11-26T18:40:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=26862"},"modified":"2019-11-26T18:40:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:40:15","slug":"mlb-to-investigate-sam-dyson-for-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/11\/26\/mlb-to-investigate-sam-dyson-for-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB to Investigate Sam Dyson for Domestic Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MLB to Investigate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dysonsa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Dyson<\/a> for Domestic Violence<\/h1>\n<p>MLB has opened up an investigation on free agent reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dysonsa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sam Dyson<\/strong><\/a> for domestic violence. The investigation is a result of two Instagram posts made by Alexis Blackburn. Blackburn is the ex-partner of Dyson. The posts alluded to Dyson abusing both Blackburn and their cat. Despite Blackburn not naming Dyson in the post, Ken Rosenthal has confirmed with a source that Dyson is the subject in question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MLB investigating free-agent reliever Sam Dyson for domestic violence. Story with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieJStrang?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KatieJStrang<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqCeKbeZml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/hqCeKbeZml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/1199404796287041536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Social Media Evidence<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the investigation, MLB will interview Blackburn in the coming days. Blackburn posted the following on her Instagram account:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am broken though. I&#8217;ve allowed my physical health, my emotional health, and my mental health to diminish to nothing. I&#8217;ve allowed more things to happen than I want to admit. I don&#8217;t know who this girl is right now because this hasn&#8217;t been me. I haven&#8217;t been me in so long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn also left a message on the Instagram account of their cat Snuckles. Part of that message is, \u201cNo one deserves to be intimidated, scared, worthless and hopeless.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>MLB Issues<\/h2>\n<p>MLB has had to deal with some of their players getting in trouble in the last few years. In 2017 former player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/norride01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Derek Norris<\/strong><\/a> was suspended after getting accused of physical and emotional abuse by his former fiancee. In 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/russead02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Addison Russell<\/strong><\/a> was suspended for physical and emotional abuse by his ex-wife. This past September <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverfe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Felipe Vazquez<\/strong><\/a> was arrested for having sex with a minor.<\/p>\n<h2>Dyson Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Sam Dyson started the 2019 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-francisco-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> and was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/minnesota-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> on July 31st. Dyson was placed on the injured list twice with the Twins before having season ending capsule surgery on his right shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Dyson who was released by the Twins and is currently a free agent is expected to miss most of the 2020 season. It is not known if any suspension to Dyson will begin immediately or when Dyson is either signed by a team and ready to play in the major leagues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB to Investigate Sam Dyson for Domestic Violence MLB has opened up an investigation on free agent reliever Sam Dyson for domestic violence. The investigation is a result of two Instagram posts made by Alexis Blackburn. Blackburn is the ex-partner of Dyson. The posts alluded to Dyson abusing both Blackburn and their cat. 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