Yankees Domingo German enters treatment for alcohol abuse

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German decided to voluntarily enter inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse, his team announced Wednesday.

German was placed on the restricted list two days before his 31st birthday.

“It is critical that Domingo completely focuses on addressing his health and well-being,” the Yankees said in a statement. “We will respect his privacy as he begins this process.”

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New York general manager Brian Cashman stated German will not pitch again this season. “Certainly it’s a very serious issue that affects way too many people, unfortunately, and hopefully the steps that are being taken today will really benefit him for the remaining part of his life because it’s a very serious problem that you need to address head on and these treatment places are significant steps hopefully to helping him get the tools to solve it,” Cashman said.