New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán, who thew a perfect game in June, has voluntarily entered inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse, the team says.
by Major League Baseball earlier in his career over an alleged domestic violence incident.
Germán has also been brilliant at times for New York, including June 28 in an 11-0 victory over the Athletics when he pitched the 24th perfect game in big league history — and first since 2012. Germán became the first pitcher from the Dominican Republic to throw a perfect game. He called it a tribute to his uncle, who died two days earlier, leaving Germán crying in the clubhouse.
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