San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin said club officials have talked to Major League Baseball about allegations of abuse made by the wife of pitcher Sean Hjelle.
MLB is investigating claims made by Caroline Hjelle, who on Friday posted a video to social media of herself with their two children with this caption: “When my MLB husband abandons us on Mothers Day a week after (this video was taken) once I finally found out about his affairs and stopped putting up with his abuse, so I’ve been raising two boys alone.”
She added hashtags that included #divorce and #cheating.
“Obviously, we’re aware of it. He told me about it last night,” Melvin told reporters Saturday. “We’ve talked to MLB, and at this point, it’s in their jurisdiction so we can’t comment on it any further.”
MLB investigates such cases as part of its Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
Hjelle said after San Francisco’s 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday that he and his wife are in the throes of a divorce.
“I don’t have an official comment right now,” Hjelle told reporters. “I would like to actually talk with my agent, my lawyer. This has been something that’s been going on for over a year now in terms of our relationship and our divorce and our separation and everything. … I just want to talk to the appropriate people and figure out what the steps are. Just kind of taking it in stride right now.
“So no comment right now. I feel confident saying that I will have one eventually. I don’t have an exact timeline on that, but I would like to actually get with the people that are handling the situation with me and for me before I actually make an official statement.”
Hjelle, 28, is in his fourth season with the Giants. A right-handed reliever, he is 1-1 with a 4.66 ERA in six appearances.
Last season, he appeared in 58 games and was 3-4 with a 3.90 ERA. He has a career record of 7-8 with a 4.80 ERA over 87 games (one start).
He remains eligible to pitch during the investigation.
–Field Level Media
