Ex-MLB Star Raúl Mondesi Completes Prison Term for Corruption Charges

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Raúl Mondesi has fulfilled his six-year, nine-month prison sentence for corruption charges through house arrest. He was convicted in 2017 while serving as mayor of San Cristóbal in the Dominican Republic.

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Raúl Mondesi has completed his prison term for corruption charges through house arrest. A Dominican Republic court ruled that Mondesi has satisfied his six-year, nine-month sentence, per the Los Angeles Times.

Mondesi has been dealing with these corruption charges since he was convicted in 2017 while serving as mayor of San Cristóbal, a city in the Dominican Republic. He was found guilty of embezzling over $6 million and was sentenced to prison. Mondesi appealed the case and was placed on house arrest while that played out.

Ex-MLB Star Raúl Mondesi Completes Prison Term for Corruption Charges

The case eventually came to an end on Friday when Mondesi came to an agreement with the prosecutor's office. Prosecutors tried to have Mondesi sent back to prison for the remainder of his sentence in 2020, but nothing came of that, and the Court of Appeals of San Cristóbal ordered a new trial for Mondesi in 2023.

The 2017 conviction against Mondesi saw him fined $1.3 million for the embezzlement. He was also not allowed to hold public office for 10 years. Mondesi was officially charged with "conspiracy of officials, falsification of documents, use of false documents, prevarication, embezzlement, and crimes of mixing in affairs incompatible with the quality of official and association of criminals."

Ex-MLB Star Raúl Mondesi Completes Prison Term for Corruption Charges

Mondesi, 53, spent 13 years in MLB, being named to one All-Star team and being awarded Rookie of the Year in 1994 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went on to win two Gold Gloves in right field as well. Mondesi bounced all over MLB but spent his first seven seasons with the Dodgers, slashing .288/.334/.504 with a .838 OPS, 163 homers and 518 RBI.

He went on to play for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves before his career in politics began. Mondesi was the mayor of San Cristóbal from 2010-16 and previously served in the Chamber of Deputies, which is equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mondesi is also the father of former Kansas City Royals infielder Adalberto Mondesi, who helped the team win the 2015 World Series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.