Jose Reyes was arrested on Oct. 31 after an alleged physical altercation with his wife at the Wailea Four Seasons Resort in Hawaii. The Colorado Rockies shortstop was released on bail and will be the MLB's first handling of a potential domestic abuse case since the league's new policy was put in place.
On Tuesday defense attorney David Sereno entered a not guilty plea for Reyes, who was not present for the arraignment in a Maui court. Reyes has a pretrial hearing on Jan. 14.
The veteran was accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and shoving her into a sliding glass door in their hotel room. A security guard at the resort said Reyes' wife had scratches on her neck in addition to injuries to her left leg, which she was treated for at the Maui Memorial Medical Center following the incident.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said the allegations are "concerning" and that the league plans to investigate the incident.
"The key from our perspective was being proactive and negotiating what we see as a comprehensive policy with the MLBPA, so everybody knows how the process is going to work, how we are going to move forward together," Manfred told Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports back on Nov. 10.
"This is just not a disciplinary policy. It is a policy that requires evaluations, counseling and a variety of other activities in addition to the disciplinary component. We felt good about the policy when we negotiated it. This will be the first test, and I think it will withstand the test.''
Reyes, 32, is subject to discipline by the MLB even though there has yet to be a ruling in his case.
The shortstop was traded to the Rockies in the deal that sent shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays. Reyes was reportedly unhappy about the deal being that he went from a contending club to one of the worst teams in the MLB.
It's unknown what his status with the team for next year will be as everything is up in the air at this point.
