San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera was reportedly arrested on Wednesday for operating a vehicle under the influence, according to TMZSports.com.
Per the report, Cabrera was under the influence of marijuana and arrested as a result. The incident happened just after midnight on September 3.
A rep for the California Highway Patrol confirms ... U.S. border patrol agents initially made contact with the 27-year-old near a checkpoint on the 94 Freeway around 12:30 AM.
We're told the agents suspected something was wrong -- and contacted the CHP to check things out.
After CHP arrived to the scene, deputies were convinced Cabrera was under the influence of marijuana and arrested him for DUI.
The Padres released a statement on the team's website:
“We were made aware of an incident involving Everth Cabrera this week, and we take this matter very seriously. We are in the process of gathering information and are in communication with Major League Baseball. We refrain from further comment at this time.”
After the arrest, per TMZ's report, Cabrera had his blood drawn and was cited before officers released him to his mother-in-law.
This isn't the first off-field incident for Cabrera. Major League Baseball suspended him for 50 games during the 2013 season for being involved in the Biogenesis scandal. He told reporters at the time his punishment was handed down, via Corey Brock of MLB.com, that he took performance-enhancing drugs to recover from an injury:
In 2012, when I made the decision to take this, my shoulder wasn't even at 50 percent, and I wanted to be healthy for the spring.
...
My heart and my conscience were killing me. I knew it wasn't the best decision to make.
Cabrera was in the midst of his best season as a professional last year before being sat down. He made the National League All-Star team and set career highs in average (.283), on-base percentage (.355) and slugging percentage (.381).
He's currently on the disabled list, though the team was hopeful to get him back soon. Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune quoted Padres manager Bud Black as saying the shortstop was due to begin a rehab assignment soon, but his hamstring wasn't where they wanted it to be:
"We’re still formulating a plan for him moving forward," Black said. "Hopefully Lake Elsinore can extend their season. When Cabby is ready and healthy (enough) to play, he can maybe jump on board there and get some at-bats."
In 2012, according to a report from Brent Schrotenboer of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Cabrera was arrested for domestic violence. The case was later dismissed and charges dropped before going to trial.
This year has been the worst year of Cabrera's career on the field with a paltry .232/.272/.300 slash line in 90 games. He's still under team control to the Padres through 2016 and is making around $2.4 million. The team doesn't have to tender him a contract after the season since he's eligible for arbitration.
There's no denying Cabrera is a talented player. He's not a dynamic offensive talent but has shown the ability to record stolen bases and play good defense at shortstop. His inability to get out of his own way has never been more evident after this latest incident.
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