Former Blue Jay Raúl Mondesi sentenced to 6 years in jail in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Raúl Mondesi was sentenced Friday by a Dominican tribunal to six years and 9 months successful jailhouse and fined $507,000 for corruption during his clip arsenic politician successful nan metropolis of San Cristobal.

Prosecutors accused nan 53-year-old Mondesi of embezzling $5 cardinal during his clip arsenic politician betwixt 2010 and 2016. The condemnation came aft a woody pinch nan prosecutors’ office.

Mondesi, whose boy Adalberto Mondesi was a large convention shortstop, spent six years nether location arrest, which intends his condemnation has already been completed.

With nan Los Angeles Dodgers, Mondesi won nan NL Rookie of nan Year grant successful 1994 and played successful nan All-Star Game 1 twelvemonth later. The Dominican was successful MLB for 13 seasons and won 2 Gold Gloves.

Mondesi’s profession besides includes stints pinch nan Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbecks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves. He vanished his profession pinch an mean of .273, 271 homers and 860 RBIs.

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Mondesi’s governmental profession started successful San Cristobal, which he represented arsenic a lawmaker betwixt 2006 and 2010. After his clip arsenic mayor, he bid for nan legislature but failed.

Dominican prosecutors brought respective charges against Mondesi, including falsification of documents, criminal relation and malfeasance.

Adalberto, his son, started his profession pinch nan Kansas City Royals successful nan World Series they won successful 2015. He is presently a free supplier aft he suffered a knee wounded successful March 2023.