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NBC Washington - Sports: Ex-Yankees Slugger Allegedly Takes Swing at Wife
The Big Lead: Jim Leyritz Continues His Quest to Be the Most Vile former Baseball Player, Ever
The LoHud Yankees Blog: International signings start today
Sportress of Blogitude: Perhaps It’s Time To Go “Old Yeller” On Jim Leyritz And Put The Rabid Dog Down
Ex-Yankees Slugger Allegedly Takes Swing at Wife
NBC Washington - Sports —
... . Leyritz has been charged with domestic battery after police responded to his Davie home after receiving reports he had allegedly battered wife Karrie, according to the ...
Jim Leyritz Continues His Quest to Be the Most Vile former Baseball Player, Ever
The Big Lead —
... Jim Leyritz: “Former Yankee slugger Jim Leyritz was arrested early this morning on charges of domestic battery against his ex-wife, police said. Karrie Leyritz says he dragged her out of bed, struck her twice and pushed her on the floor all because of a check she wrote without his permission, according to a police report.” If this guy weren’t a former ballplayer wouldn’t he be in solitary confinement? [Sun-Sentinel; previously: ...
International signings start today
The LoHud Yankees Blog —
... going away any time soon. According to MLB, the games drew an average of 33,351 fans, well above the intraleague average of 28,727. There are plenty of reasons for this, particularly the amount of games played after school was out in different parts of the country. But, nonetheless, the owners love it.
If you’re interested, the AL held a 137-114 edge, the sixth straight year it won the series. The White Sox and Cubs still have a game to play.
• Jim Leyritz was arrested again in Florida, this time for domestic battery as he allegedly struck ...
Perhaps It’s Time To Go “Old Yeller” On Jim Leyritz And Put The Rabid Dog Down
Sportress of Blogitude —
... stemming from a fatal accident that occurred in 2007 when the Leyritz ran a red light in his 2006 Ford Expedition which collided with Fredia Ann Veitch’s 2000 Mitsubishi Montero, ejecting her from the car. She ultimately died later at a hospital as a result of the collision. Unfortunately, the victim, Karrie Leyritz, isn’t making it very easy for the police to properly investigate the alleged crime by giving “totally different accounts” as to how and what occurred during the incident: First, she said she argued with her ex-husband in the foyer, then he hit her and pushed her ...
Leyritz’ Woes Continue
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Or more to the point, the woes of Jim Leyritz’ ex-wife, Karrie, continue, as she was allegedly assualted by her ex-husband, the former Yankee postseason hero facing trial on charges of DUI manslaughter. From the Sun-Sentinel’s Tonya Alanez and Alexia Campbell :
Leyritz is accused of dragging his ex-wife out of bed and pushing her to the floor because she wrote a check without his permission, police say. Broward County Judge John Hurley set bail at $1,000 for that offense, but another judge revoked Leyritz’s bond in a DUI ...
News roundup: Jim Leyritz, Mark Teixeira, Mo, sports media
River Avenue Blues —
... Another sad story comes our way concerning Jim Leyritz. The former Yankee and former MLB.com personality has been arrested on charges of domestic abuse. Leyritz’s ex-wife Karrie called the police after Jim, according to the Sun-Sentinel report, “dragged her out of bed, struck her twice and pushed her on the floor.” The Miami Herald has ...
Jim Leyritz Busted On Domestic Battery Charges [Jim Leyritz]
Deadspin —
Leyritz, awaiting his DUI manslaughter trial, was arrested today on charges that he dragged his ex-wife out of bed and shoved her, allegedly because she wrote a check without his permission. As you might guess, this one's a little weird. In some ways, it's an old story: Onetime New York star washes out of Broadway and finds himself doing a crappy South Florida production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. From the South Florida Sun Sentinel : Karrie Leyritz called police from a neighbor's house, where she fled after ...
