Witness video released in domestic violence case against Julio Urías

As former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías awaits a decision from Major League Baseball on possible disciplinary action for a domestic violence incident last year, the Los Angeles Times has obtained a copy of a video of the incident.

Urías was arrested outside BMO Stadium last September on suspicion of domestic violence. The case was settled in May, with Urías pleading guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence.

The video was provided by the California Highway Patrol, the agency investigating the incident, in response to a California Public Records Act request for videos and other information from the investigation.

The video shows Urías rushing toward his wife and then matches the prosecutor’s previous description of the incident: Urías “pushed [her] against a fence and pulled her by the hair or shoulders.”

After the two were separated, the video shows Urías swinging his left hand while being handcuffed and, after a few seconds, led out of the stadium by security guards, where LAFC had played a soccer match that same evening.

The video, which was shot by an anonymous witness and has not yet been shown publicly, is 72 seconds long. The faces of most of the people in the video, including Urías' wife, have been blurred out for privacy reasons in California, according to the CHP.

The CHP report lists Urías and his wife as the only two “people involved.”

MLB has not yet announced whether — or for how long — it will suspend Urías, making him the first player to be suspended twice under the league's domestic violence and sexual abuse policies.

“MLB continues to collect all relevant evidence as part of its investigation,” a league spokesman said Wednesday.

The Major League Baseball Players Assn. declined to comment Wednesday, as did Urías' agent, Scott Boras.

In evaluating the case, the prosecution concluded that “neither the victim's injuries nor the defendant's criminal history justify a charge of a serious crime.”

The prosecutor then charged Urías with five misdemeanors. He pleaded guilty to one of the charges, the other four were dropped, and he agreed to participate in a one-year domestic violence treatment program.

Urías has not played since the incident. The league placed him on leave for the final month of the 2023 season, after which he became a free agent.

MLB's domestic violence policy gives the Commissioner the authority to suspend a player for violating the policy, even if he has not been charged with a crime.

In 2019, Urías was arrested after an incident at the Beverly Center. According to witnesses, he pushed his now wife in the parking lot, causing her to fall.

No charges were filed, although Urías agreed to participate in a treatment program for victims of domestic violence. The MLB suspended him for 20 games.

At the time, Urías issued a statement that read in part: “Although the authorities have determined that no charges of any kind are warranted, I take full responsibility for what I believe to be my inappropriate conduct during the incident.”

“Even in this case, where there was no injury or violence, I understand and agree that major league players should be held to a higher standard. I hold myself to a higher standard.”

Urías, 28, won the Dodgers' World Series final in 2020. He led the National League in wins (20) in 2021 and in earned run average (2.16) in 2022.