LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed reliever Ronald Belisario on the restricted list Wednesday because of personal reasons.
Belisario was arrested in Pasadena, Calif., last June 27 on suspicion of DUI and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving. The case was resolved in March when he was fined $1,000 on a reduced charge of reckless driving.
But it reportedly created visa problems in his native Venezuela, and Belisario didn’t report to spring training until late March — prompting the Dodgers to put him on the restricted list without pay instead of suspending him. He was activated April 21 and has appeared in 35 games this season with a 1-1 record and 3.79 ERA.
The Dodgers are allowed to keep Belisario on the restricted list for a maximum of 30 days.
