Ex-MLB star gets 6-year jail sentence, completes it counting house arrest time
A Dominican Republic court ruled that ex-MLB outfielder Raúl Mondesi has satisfied his six-year, nine-month prison term from corruption charges through his house arrest, per the Los Angeles Times.
Mondesi has been dealing with these corruption charges since he was convicted in 2017 while serving as mayor of San Cristóbal, a city in the Dominican Republic.
Mondesi appealed the case and was placed on house arrest while that played out. It eventually came to an end on Friday, as Mondesi came to an agreement with the prosecutor’s office.
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Raul Mondesi, #43 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, bats against the New York Mets during a Major League Baseball game circa 1994 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Mondesi played for the Dodgers from 1993-1999. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Prosecutors tried to have Mondesi sent to prison for the remainder of his sentence back in 2020, saying that he allegedly violated his house arrest. However, nothing came of that, and the Court of Appeals of San Cristóbal ordered a new trial for Mondesi in 2023.
The 2017 conviction against Mondesi saw him fined $1.3 million for embezzling over $6 million. He was also not allowed to hold public office for 10 years.
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He was officially charged with "conspiracy of officials, falsification of documents, use of false documents, prevarication, embezzlement, and crimes of mixing in affairs incompatible with the quality of official and association of criminals."
Mondesi, 53, spent 13 years in MLB, being named to one All-Star team as well as being awarded Rookie of the Year in 1994 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mondesi went on to win two Gold Gloves in right field as well.
Mondesi bounced all over MLB but spent his first seven seasons with the Dodgers, slashing .288/.334/.504 with a .838 OPS, 163 homers and 518 RBI.
He went on to play for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves before his career in politics began.
Mondesi was the mayor of San Cristóbal from 2010-16 and previously served in the Chamber of Deputies, which is equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Raul Mondesi of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on May 31, 1997 in St. Louis. (Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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Mondesi is also the father of former Kansas City Royals infielder Adalberto Mondesi, who helped the team win the 2015 World Series.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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