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Former Royals, Mets Pitcher Ambiorix Burgos Charged With Attempted Murder

By FanHouse NewswireAug 28th 2010 – 7:29PM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Police have charged former major league pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison. Judge Freddy Frias ordered Burgos on Saturday to remain in jail for three months while prosecutors prepare the case. The...

Ambiorix Burgos Turns Himself In, Faces Three Months of Jail Before Trial

By Matt WatsonOct 9th 2008 – 4:33PM

Ambiorix Burgos, the Mets reliever accused in a hit-and-run that killed two women in his native Dominican Republic, turned himself in on Wednesday. He better get used to the idea of wearing stripes -- whether he's eventually found guilty or not, a judge has confined him to jail for three months while awaiting trial. Oddly...

Ambiorix Burgos Accused of Killing Two Women in Hit-and-Run

By Matt WatsonOct 2nd 2008 – 4:00AM

The last time we heard from Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos he was being charged with punching, biting and slapping his girlfriend. Sadly, less than a month later, he's allegedly graduated from domestic violence and moved on to manslaughter.Burgos is accused of killing two women in a hit-and-run accident near his hometown in...

Ambiorix Burgos Charged With Punching, Biting and Slapping His Girlfriend

By Matt WatsonSep 9th 2008 – 4:45PM

Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos was arrested and charged last night for beating up his girlfriend. From the New York Daily News:The 6'3", 244-pound pitcher was arrested around 11 p.m. Monday after allegedly slamming his girlfriend up against the wall at the Holiday Inn on 114th St. and 37th Ave. He repeatedly punched her on...

Mets Pitcher Loses $270,000 Worth of Jewelry

By Matt WatsonFeb 20th 2008 – 4:15PM

I get that professional athletes own expensive things, I really do, but this just boggles my mind: Ambiorix Burgos had more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of jewelry stolen from his hotel room on Thursday:The Mets' young relief pitcher had $270,000 in jewelry stolen from his hotel room here Tuesday after leaving...

Background on Ambiorix Burgos

Ambiorix Burgos (born April 19, 1984 in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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