Larry Baer, the CEO of the San Francisco Giants, will step away from the team while Major League Baseball launches a domestic violence investigation into an altercation Baer had with his wife, Pam.
TMZ Sports published a video on Friday showing Baer forcibly trying to grab his cell phone from Pam, as the chair she is sitting in topples to the ground. The couple released a joint statement on Friday expressing regret about the incident, which Baer followed with an individual statement offering an apology.
The Giants' board of directors released another statement on Monday, acknowledging that Baer is aware is aware that his behavior was "unacceptable" and that the franchise is cooperating fully with MLB's investigation.
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The incident is the latest in a growing list of domestic violence allegations that have plagued MLB in the years following the league's implementation of a domestic violence policy in 2015 under Commissioner Rob Manfred, including last year's investigations of Houston Astros' reliever Roberto Osuna and Chicago Cubs' shortstop Addison Russell, who have and will serve suspensions, respectively.
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