Mets Suspend K-Rod Amid Assault Charges

Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment in Queens criminal court and was released on his own recognizance, and no bail was set.

He did not enter a plea and is due back in court next month. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

In response to the allegations, the Mets announced Thursday that he has been suspended for two days without pay.

If the ban is not reversed, Rodriguez, 28, would lose $150,205 of his $12.1 million salary for those two days, according to figures from ESPN.com.

“Ownership and the organization are very disappointed in Francisco’s inappropriate behavior and we take this matter very seriously," said Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon.

Prosecutors say Rodriguez got into an argument with his common-law wife Daian Pena at the team's family lounge, following last night's loss to the Colorado Rockies. Rodriguez asked Pena and her father, Carlos Pena, to step outside, and then Rodriguez allegedly started to fight with his father-in-law.

Carlos Pena yelled and then security guards had to pull Rodriguez off of him. The 53-year-old man was hospitalized with bruises on his face, swelling above his right eyebrow and other injuries on his neck and below.

Both Daian and Carlos Pena have obtained orders of protection against Rodriguez.