MLB Suspends Jimmy Cordero for the Rest of the 2023 Season
The relief pitcher for the New York Yankees apparently violated the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy.
In the latest and shocking baseball news, the MLB suspends Jimmy Cordero for the rest of the 2023 season. The relief pitcher for the New York Yankees apparently violated the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy.
While this update seems arbitrary to baseball, issues like this actually affects the season, and will also affect the lines in your sportsbook. When you learn how to be a baseball bookie, you will see how a single change in a roster can affect the outcome, and the odds of a game. And when you have a player being suspended for the rest of the season, everything, from game wagers, to prop bets, and other futures bets will be affected.
MLB Suspends Jimmy Cordero
If you look at where to bet on baseball, you will see that the lines on the Yankees will be changing after the news of this breaks out. Cordero will now be on the restricted list immediately. In addition, he will be joining a league-mandated evaluation and treatment policy. That means Cordero will miss out 76 more games in the regular season, plus any games in the postseason should the Yankees make it.
The policy violation talks about three major violation, and the reports are not specific as to which rule he has violated. It is also unclear if in addition to his sanctions from the league, he will also face criminal charges. Cordero has not released a statement yet. However, the Yankees have released a statement supporting the investigation and suspension of the MLB, as well as the disciplinary action. They also say that there is no justification for domestic violence, and they stand with the league in their enforcement of the policy related to the accusations.
The 31-year-old Cordero has a 3.86 ERA and 1.071 WHIP with 34 strikeouts, as well as 10 walks, in 32 2/3 innings in this season. Cordero joined the Yankees back in 2021 in the minor league. This is his first season in the major league, and is a reliable middle reliever for the popular baseball team.
