SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants said they are aware of an allegation of abuse made against right-hander Sean Hjelle by his wife and have forwarded the matter to Major League Baseball.
Caroline Hjelle posted a video on TikTok on Friday night of herself and the former couple’s two sons with a caption that read, “When my MLB husband abandons us on Mothers Day a week after (this video was taken) once I finally found out about his affairs and stopped putting up with his abuse, so I’ve been raising two boys alone.” The post was accompanied by a series of hashtags that included #divorce, #cheating and #infidelity.
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The matter was forwarded to MLB to be handled under the league’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.
After the Giants’ 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, Hjelle said he would have a comment at a later date and confirmed he and his wife filed for divorce over a year ago in Virginia and that it will be official once the papers are signed.
“I don’t have an official comment right now,” Hjelle told reporters. “I would like to actually talk with my agent, my lawyer. This has been something that’s been going on for over a year now in terms of our relationship and our divorce and our separation and everything. … I just want to talk to the appropriate people and figure out what the steps are. Just kind of taking it in stride right now.
“So no comment right now. I feel confident saying that I will have one eventually. I don’t have an exact timeline on that, but I would like to actually get with the people that are handling the situation with me and for me before I actually make an official statement.”
Hjelle, 28, has a 4.66 ERA in six games this year. Giants manager Bob Melvin said Hjelle remains available to pitch in relief.
“Obviously, we’re aware of it. He told me about it last night,” Melvin said Saturday morning. “We’ve talked to MLB, and at this point, it’s in their jurisdiction so we can’t comment on it any further.”
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