Hector Olivera Found Guilty Of Assault

Hector Olivera, the former Dodgers and Braves prospect, was found guilty on Thursday of misdemeanor domestic assault stemming from an incident at an Arlington, Va., hotel in April. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail. Eighty of those days were suspended, however, meaning he will serve just 10 days before being released.

Olivera, who defected from Cuba in September 2014, signed with the Dodgers in May 2015 for a signing bonus of $62.5 million. He played just 19 games in the Dodgers’ organization—six with the big league club—before being dealt to Atlanta with lefthander Paco Rodriguez and righty Zack Bird as part of a three-team deal that netted the Dodgers infielder Jose Peraza and lefthanded starter Alex Wood.

Olivera, who was suspended without pay for 82 games by Major League Baseball as a result of the assault, was traded to the Padres for outfielder Matt Kemp. The Padres, who only acquired him as a way to rid themselves of Kemp’s contract, released Olivera 11 days later, on Aug. 10.

Olivera, 30, remains a free agent.