Steven Wright awaits his fate as MLB reviews assault charge

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright is still awaiting word on possible discipline from Major League Baseball, stemming from his December arrest on domestic assault against his wife and is unsure when he’ll learn more.

Wright revealed that he’s yet to be interviewed by MLB officials in connection with the case. Representatives from MLB have been investigating the case since soon after the incident, which took place Dec. 8 at his home in Tennessee.

Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said he was in touch with MLB last week and hinted he had an idea how the officials see the case, but wouldn’t provide further details.

“I have some pulse, but I’m not at liberty to discuss it,’’ said Dombrowski.

In recent years, MLB has suspended players for such incidents, even when criminal charges weren’t filed. In Wright’s case, the charges were retired and could be dismissed altogether if no additional charges occur in the next year.

In the meantime, Wright waits and is unable to say much about the case.

“I’m not allowed to talk about that yet because MLB is still doing their investigation,’’ said Wright. “Once they’ve finished their investigations, I’ll be able to talk about it a little more. It’s been tough. You try to do things, especially on a personal level, you try to (handle) it within the family and it got to the point where the wrong person got involved. It’s tough, because I want to at least tell my side of the story because when it comes out, you obviously think the worst.

“But it wasn’t that bad, especially on a personal level because I never touched her. That’s probably the hardest thing for me to sit there and see people talk about, you know, being a wife-beater and I didn’t even make physical contact. That’s probably all I’m allowed to say right now, because I want to honor MLB and their investigation and hopefully, in the next couple of weeks, I’ll have a better idea of what’s going on.’’

As he waits to hear what action MLB might take, Wright has struggled with details of his private life being made public.

“It’s life,’’ he said. “Things happen. When you’re in the limelight like we are, sometimes things get magnified and you when you hear something like that, you definitely expect the worse. It’s definitely been a humbling experience. There are some things personally that I’ve got to work on that can help, not only in my relationship with my wife and my family but life in general.

“It definitely escalated on one particular night, but we’ve been going to counseling and working through it and doing everything we can to put it past us. But it’s hard, because MLB is doing their investigation and it’s in the limelight so it’s really hard on a personal level when it’s constantly being thrown at you. You know, I did it to myself. It’s one of those things that I have to live with the consequences that came from my actions that night. It’s just hard because you get labeled as someone that’s a wife-beater and I didn’t even make physical contact. I’m looking forward to being able to tell my story and what actually happened and people will understand a little bit more about what happened. And it’s not what you’re reading as far as ... when you hear about domestic violence.’’