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Ozuna addresses Braves after domestic violence ban ends

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ozuna Marcel, right, talks to teammate Ozzie Alvies in the batting cages during spring training baseball at CoolToday Park on Monday, March 14, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ozuna Marcel, right, talks to teammate Ozzie Alvies in the batting cages during spring training baseball at CoolToday Park on Monday, March 14, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Atlanta Braves outfielder Ozuna Marcel, right, talks to teammate Ozzie Alvies in the batting cages during spring training baseball at CoolToday Park on Monday, March 14, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

By JAKE SEINER / AP Baseball Writer 4 min read

VENICE, Fla. (AP) – Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna says he has addressed teammates and is sorry to fans for an arrest last year on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery after police officers said they witnessed him attacking his wife.

Ozuna returned to the team this week for the first time since his May 29 arrest. He was placed on administrative leave during Major League Baseball’s investigation and missed Atlanta’s World Series championship run last fall.

MLB suspended the 31-year-old retroactively for 20 games under its domestic violence policy in November, allowing him to return for the start of the 2022 season.

“Yeah, I talked to my team,” Ozuna said Monday, the first day of full-squad spring training workouts. “I spoke to my team and said, ‘I’m sorry, I made a mistake.'”

Ozuna was welcomed by teammates in the clubhouse Monday, and several Latino players gathered around his locker before practice began, just like old times.