Domingo must give his undivided attention to improving his health and happiness. The Yankees released a statement promising to give him space as he begins the process.

German, who turns 31 on Friday, did not start Monday because of armpit discomfort but did pitch in relief, allowing just two hits over five innings in a 5-1 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays.

The right-hander and his now-wife Mara Vega were among the many teammates and their families that attended a charity banquet hosted by former Yankee CC Sabathia in September 2019.

According to The Athletic’s reporting, the MLB is looking into the incident not because the pitcher slapped Vega during the event but because of what transpired afterward.

It has been reported that upon their return home, a drunken German became violent with Vega, forcing her to seek sanctuary by locking herself in a room.

Reportedly, German was able to make contact with the wife of another Yankees player from her hiding place, leading to the couple making the trip over to German’s residence.

The wife of one of the Yankees stayed with Vega when they arrived at the house late at night as her husband tried to calm down his agitated buddy.

The incident was reported to MLB after German’s girlfriend informed another member of the Yankees’ staff.

According to reports, the league, MLBPA, and German reached a resolution regarding German’s suspension, which was one of the longest issued under the policy since its implementation in 2015.

German made an odd remark about retiring from baseball in 2020 while he was still serving his suspension, but he quickly walked it back the next day. While wearing pinstripes, German posted an Instagram photo of himself with the caption in Spanish: “Some people make history on both sides, I think I did my part at Yankee Stadium, if I decide not to come back, I will be very proud of my 11-year professional career.” May God reward those who have helped me.

‘I’ve abandoned baseball,’ he wrote in a second post. We appreciate it.

German joined Don Larsen (1956), David Wells (1998), and David Cone (1999) as Yankees to have pitched perfect games in Major League Baseball when he threw the 24th perfect game earlier this season in May.

He will go down in history as the pitcher who struck out nine of twenty-seven batters while completing 72 of 99 pitches.

After the Yankees’ 11-0 triumph over the Oakland Athletics, his teammates showered him with water to celebrate.