Julio Urias Charged With Five Misdemeanors From 2023 Arrest
Former Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias was charged with five misdemeanors stemming from his arrest in 2023 on suspicion of domestic violence last September, according to a spokesperson from the LA City Attorney's office. The charges include one count of spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving dating relationship, one count of false imprisonment and one count of assault. An arraignment is scheduled for May 2. The 27-year-old southpaw spent the rest of last year on administrative leave with the Dodgers before his contract expired in early November. Urias was not signed by a team this past offseason and could face discipline eventually from the league. He was suspended for 20 games in 2019 after being arrested but not charged on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic violence. It's very possible we won't ever see him pitch in the big leagues again.
Los Angeles Prosecutors Decline To Charge Julio Urias With Felony
Los Angeles prosecutors declined to file felony charges against free-agent starting pitcher Julio Urias in connection with his September arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, per the Orange County Register. Urias was placed on administrative leave by MLB shortly after the incident while he was on the Dodgers. The case has instead been referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office for consideration as a possible misdemeanor case. This is his second domestic violence offense, as he was suspended for 20 games after the first incident in 2019. While Urias has been a higher-end fantasy option throughout his career, it remains to be seen if any MLB teams will be willing to offer him a contract.
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias was placed on administrative leave and might have pitched his last game for the team after being arrested for the second time on felony domestic-violence charges on Sunday night. Urias was suspended for 20 games after the first incident in 2019, and he's likely to receive a second suspension that could eat up the remainder of the 2023 season/postseason. The 27-year-old is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason, but that will go very differently after his latest domestic-violence incident. While fantasy managers may not want to drop Urias just yet, they should fully prepare for him not to pitch again in 2023. If this is the end of his 2023 campaign, he'll finish with an 11-8 record, 4.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 117 1/3 innings over his 21 starts in LA.
Julio Urias Arrested And Charged With Domestic Violence
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence late Sunday night, according to a Los Angeles Police Department officer. The 27-year-old southpaw was booked late Sunday and released early Monday morning on $50,000 bond. It's not the first time Urias has been involved with domestic violence, as he was suspended 20 games for the same thing back in 2019. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect Urias to make his next scheduled start this Thursday against the Miami Marlins, and there's a very good chance he'll go on administrative leave the rest of the season while the league investigates the matter. A lengthy suspension in 2024 is likely coming as well.
Julio Urias Throws Successful Bullpen, Expected To Start Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that left-hander Julio Urias (finger) threw a successful bullpen session on Tuesday. "As of now, we expect him to make that start on Thursday," Roberts said. Urias has struggled in 2023, but fantasy managers will want to get him in their starting lineups this week in an excellent matchup against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. The 26-year-old southpaw is being pushed back due to a split fingernail on his left hand. Urias has an ERA just south of 5.00 this year and is sporting a 6.23 ERA with eight walks and 24 strikeouts in 26 innings over his last five starts. He's had some rough outings in 2023, but the matchup is just too good to ignore this week.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias (finger) is seeing his next scheduled start pushed back to Thursday versus the Oakland Athletics. The 26-year-old was initially set to take the mound for Tuesday's series opener vs. Oakland, but is being provided some extra rest until Thursday while bothered by "a little nail thing," per Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. The newly-acquired Lance Lynn is slated for his LA debut on Tuesday instead of Urias, who's endured quite an unnerving stretch with a 7.45 ERA covering his last six starts (29 innings). Thursday's date with the hapless A's could act as the ultimate get-right spot for the 2022 NL ERA leader.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias permitted a career-worst eight earned runs over five innings on eight hits with two walks against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. He struck out only two batters, taking his sixth loss of the season. The 26-year-old was battered early and often in this one, letting four Orioles hitters come around to score during the first frame. Urias sacrificed two more runs in the third with one coming via a wild pitch. The southpaw ultimately surrendered another two runs across the fourth and fifth innings before his day mercifully ended. 2022's NL ERA leader has appeared a bit out of sorts in 2023, logging a 5.02 ERA and a career-worst 1.79 home runs per nine innings in 75 1/3 frames. Urias' 1.17 WHIP and 72:17 K:BB remain encouraging, though, and he'll look to regroup ahead of a tough matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays set for Tuesday.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias picked up the win on Thursday when he allowed two runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and just one walk across six innings of work in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. This was a solid bounce-back effort from the 26-year-old southpaw who coughed up five earned runs to the lowly Royals in his previous start. Urias only had one bad inning on Thursday when he allowed three straight hits, including a two-run double to Nick Gonzales in the top of the second inning. He was efficient outside of that second frame and needed just 88 pitches to get through six innings. His eight punchouts were also the most he's had since way back on May 2 when he struck out 10 against Philadelphia. Urias finishes the first half of the season with an underwhelming 6-5 record, 4.76 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and a 63:14 K/BB ratio over 64 1/3 innings. With that said, this was an encouraging start and something to build on in the second half.
Julio Urias To Come Off Injured List And Start Saturday
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias (hamstring) will be activated from the injured list to start this Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. Urias will make his return to the big-league starting rotation this weekend after allowing a run while striking out eight over four innings in his only minor-league rehab start with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. However, the 26-year-old southpaw only threw 60 pitches in that outing, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to go very deep in his start against the Royals on Saturday. Still, the fantasy ace should be deployed in all starting lineups in single-year leagues in a fantastic matchup. Urias hasn't been at his best yet in 2023, going 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA (5.29 FIP), 1.16 WHIP, 11 walks and 53 K's in 55 1/3 innings over 10 starts.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias (hamstring) threw four innings of one-run ball in his rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday. Urias threw 60 pitches, 46 of them for strikes. He struck out eight while allowing just two hits and a walk. The lefty is on track to make his return to the Dodgers next weekend in Kansas City. He will return to a 4.39 ERA and 1.16 WHIP along with 53 strikeouts in 55 IP. Fantasy managers might want to get him back in their lineups right away with the solid matchup.
