Ex Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre, 39, ‘investigated over death and sexual assault of girlfriend’s toddler daughter
A FORMER MLB star is reportedly being investigated by Mexican cops over the death and possible sexual assault of his girlfriend's toddler daughter.
Pitcher Sergio Mitre was arrested by officers from the Coahuila Criminal Agency of Investigation in the north east of the country on Monday, say reports.
The 39-year-old pitcher played eight seasons with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers.
Reports from Mexico state he was originally taken into custody on drug possession but is also being investigated over the two-year-old's death.
He was said to have been carrying two bags of marijuana at the time of his arrest.
It's been reported Mitre's 19-year-old girlfriend - named as Liliana Ines - told cops she took her daughter to a local clinic on Saturday as she was being sick.
The young girl was then said to have been diagnosed with stomach pain before being sent back to the home her mother shared with Mitre.
However, when she failed to recover her worried mom took her to a local Red Cross clinic to be checked over.
Medics then rushed her to Dr. Federico Gómez Santos Children's Hospital, in Saltillo, where she was declared dead.
Reports say the child's death was caused by hypovolemic shock due to a laceration in a renal artery.
Investigators are now looking into whether or not she was beaten and the victim of a sexual assault,
Mitre has spent the last three years playing for the Saltillo Saraperos of the Mexican League.
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The club said in a statement: "Regarding the arrest of the player, Sergio Mitre, we will keep an eye on the development of the investigations.
"We will address the matter once we have the resolution from the competent authorities, which will be in accordance with the ethics and values that have distinguished us as an organization."
The LA-born star, who served a 50-game drug suspension in 2009 while with the Yankees, was arrested over domestic violence incident in Mexico last year but charges were dropped.