Report: Miguel Sano Arrested by Dominican Republic Police After Traffic Incident

Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, Spanish-language outlet El Nuevo Diario reported (h/t the Star Tribune's Phil Miller).

Police reportedly stopped Sano at a motor checkpoint. Sano, however, continued driving and allegedly ran over a police officer, who suffered a left leg fracture.

Sano and his wife Daniela were reportedly departing from a nightclub in San Pedro de Macoris. Police stopped them because their car allegedly didn't have any license plates.

According to Dominican paper Diario Libre (h/t Miller), Sano was released from custody "after promising to return Monday morning."

Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News in St. Paul, Minnesota, shared a statement from a Twins spokesperson: "The Minnesota Twins have been made aware of a situation involving Miguel Sano recently in the Dominican Republic. The facts of the incident are not completely available right now but the club is in the process of gathering as much information as possible. We will have no further comment at this time."

The Athletic's Dan Hayes reported MLB is following the story as well:

Photographer Betsy Bissen accused Sano in December of assaulting her in 2015. MLB launched an investigation into the allegations but declined to suspend Sano.

The 25-year-old appeared in a career-low 71 games in 2018. The Twins demoted him to their Single-A affiliate in June, and a lower leg injury kept him out for a large chunk of September.