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Braves outfielder Olivera suspended by MLB

Braves left fielder Hector Olivera has been suspended through Aug. 1 without pay by Major League Baseball. He was arrested April 13 in suburban Washington, D.C., for misdemeanor assault and battery involving a female acquaintance. (Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com)

Braves left fielder Hector Olivera has been suspended through Aug. 1 without pay by Major League Baseball. He was arrested April 13 in suburban Washington, D.C., for misdemeanor assault and battery involving a female acquaintance. (Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com)
May 26, 2016

Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has been suspended without pay by Major League Baseball through August 1, 2016 for violating the league's domestic violence policy.

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