Prosecutors say former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos (am-bee-OR'-iks BUR'-gos) has been sentenced to 9 months in jail for throwing his girlfriend against a wall and pummeling her in a hotel near Shea Stadium. The 24-year-old reliever was sentenced Tuesday. A jury convicted him last month ...

Former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos (am-bee-OR'-iks BUR'-gos) has been convicted of throwing his girlfriend against a wall and punching her in a motel. Prosecutors say a jury on Thursday convicted the 24-year-old Burgos of assaulting the woman in September 2008. He ...

New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. The 24-year-old reliever told The Associated Press that a Dominican judge ordered him to remain behind bars Wednesday night out of concerns for ...

Authorities in the Dominican Republic issued an arrest warrant Friday for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos after a crash involving his SUV that killed two women. Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims and fleeing, charges that can carry six months to two years in prison, Prosecutor Raul ...