Felipe Vazquez, the 28-year-old pitcher the Dodgers attempted to acquire from the Pittsburgh Pirates at the trade deadline, has been arrested on charges that include the solicitation of a child
ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, was arrested Tuesday morning and will face one count of computer pornography - solicitation of a child and providing obscene materials to minors in Florida.announced that it had begun investigating the 28-year-old Vazquez’s relationship with a 15-year-old victim in August. The agency had been informed Vazquez started a sexual relationship with the victim when she was 13.
According to a press release, a relationship continued via text message. Vazquez allegedly sent the victim a video in July displaying him performing a sex act and also text messages suggesting they would meet for sex when his baseball season was over. FDLE agents and Pennsylvania State Police served a search warrant at Vazquez’s Pittsburgh-area apartment Tuesday. He is being held in Allegheny County Jail and faces extradition to Lee County, Fla., where the victim resides.Two months ago, Vazquez was named an All-Star for the second straight season as his name circulated in the rumor mill ahead of the trade deadline. The Dodgers sought elite late-inning relief help and were one of the clubs interested in the hard-throwing left-hander.
Customary background checks conducted to evaluate trade targets produced concerns about Vazquez, but nothing resembling the charge levied Tuesday, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Ultimately, the Dodgers refused to meet the Pirates’ price, which started with top prospect Gavin Lux. Kenley Jansen remains the team’s closer.
Vazquez recorded 28 saves and a 1.65 earned-run average in 60 innings across 56 appearances for the Pirates this season.
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