Julio Urias has not seen action in Major League Baseball (MLB) since the 2023 season. The left-handed pitcher was accused of assaulting a woman after a Major League Soccer (MLS) match in Los Angeles. This situation led to the Los Angeles Dodgers not signing him back to the team for this year.
While Julio Cesar Urias Acosta was suspended in MLB, the pitcher could return to a baseball diamond in Mexican baseball. This is because he could be considered by a team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP).
Could Julio Urias return to play baseball in Mexico?
Julio Urias’ career as a professional baseball player is on hold as a result of the suspension he was given after being accused of allegedly physically assaulting a woman. The Los Angeles Dodgers placed the pitcher on administrative leave in 2023 and he did not return to Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2024 season.
However, the suspensions in baseball in the United States would not apply in Mexico, so Urias Acosta would have the possibility of returning to the mound in a Mexican professional baseball team.
Reports mention that Edgardo Quintanilla, the left-handed pitcher’s lawyer, stated that his client “could work outside the United States without any problems if he has behaved well this year and if he applies for permission from a judge in that city”.
Which team would Julio Urias play for in Mexico?
The team that has emerged as a possible candidate to sign Julio Urias is the Tomateros de Culiacan. This is because they recently acquired the services of Victor Gonzalez, who was Urias’ teammate with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Tomateros is Urias’ hometown team and Gonzalez’s arrival via a trade with the Charros de Jalisco could bring the former Dodgers closer to them.
At the moment, no official information has emerged to suggest that the Guinda team is contacting Julio to be part of its pitching staff.
Why was Julio Urias, formerly of the Dodgers, suspended by MLB?
Julio Urias was charged with assault for the second time in his career in 2023. The then Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher faced an investigation for physically assaulting a woman.
Videos posted on social media showed the baseball player hitting a woman outside the Los Angeles football stadium, a situation that reportedly led MLB to no longer consider him.