Jim Leyritz arrested on suspicion of DUI, vehicular homicide.
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Updated: December 28, 2007, 1:56 PM ET
Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz has been arrested in Broward County, Fla. on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular homicide, WPLG-TV in Miami reported Friday.
The station reported that according to Fort Lauderdale police, a car driven by Leyritz, who lives in Plantation, Fla., hit another car at Southwest 7th Avenue and Second Street early Friday morning.
According to the report, the passenger in the car that Leyritz allegedly struck was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said.
Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday, refused a Breathalyzer test, police said, according to the report.
The station reported that according to police records, Leyritz was booked at 4:30 a.m. and ordered held on $11,000 bond.
Leyritz is most remembered for his Game 4 heroics in the 1996 World Series while a member of the New York Yankees.
With the Yankees trailing the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in the series, Leyritz hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to tie Game 4 at Atlanta. The Yankees won the game and the series, starting a run of a four championships in five seasons.
Leyritz, played 11 seasons in the major leagues for six teams including the Yankees, Angels, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres and Dodgers. He was a career .264 hitter with 90 home runs and 387 RBIs in 903 career games, primarily as a catcher and infielder.
Updated: December 28, 2007, 1:56 PM ET
Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz has been arrested in Broward County, Fla. on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular homicide, WPLG-TV in Miami reported Friday.
The station reported that according to Fort Lauderdale police, a car driven by Leyritz, who lives in Plantation, Fla., hit another car at Southwest 7th Avenue and Second Street early Friday morning.
According to the report, the passenger in the car that Leyritz allegedly struck was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said.
Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday, refused a Breathalyzer test, police said, according to the report.
The station reported that according to police records, Leyritz was booked at 4:30 a.m. and ordered held on $11,000 bond.
Leyritz is most remembered for his Game 4 heroics in the 1996 World Series while a member of the New York Yankees.
With the Yankees trailing the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in the series, Leyritz hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to tie Game 4 at Atlanta. The Yankees won the game and the series, starting a run of a four championships in five seasons.
Leyritz, played 11 seasons in the major leagues for six teams including the Yankees, Angels, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres and Dodgers. He was a career .264 hitter with 90 home runs and 387 RBIs in 903 career games, primarily as a catcher and infielder.
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but that sucks about him Killing someone!
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yeah, he was the bat spinner. great clutch hitter for the yankees and always seemed like a good person.
I enjoyed listening to him last year on my MLB.com podcasts
that is such a shame for all parties involved.
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Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Innocent until proven guilty? No? Another child of the media.
Anyway, as a Yankee fan, I can say that Leyritz wasn't well liked around the club house. From what I've read/heard, he was arrogant and self-centered. He was an OKAY player but wasn't a great teammate.
if this piece of fucking crap is found guilty....
i hope he spends the rest of his life being gang raped in fucking prison.....
is that better?????
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Leyritz burned his bridges when he left the Padres too. Made a few comments about Tony Gwynn that weren't well received.
Regardless, it's a tragedy. And as someone else pointed out, take a f'in cab. You earned millions at one point, you should have something saved up.
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About Leyrtiz, I am oh so happy to see my childhood heroes crash and burn one by one. I thought Leyritz was the coolest guy when he was a player. But if this was true, fuck him
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