Former Yankee Raúl Mondesi has been sentenced to six years in jail, but his sentence has been completed after accounting for time served under house arrest.
Mondesi had faced corruption charges from his tenure as mayor of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic, leading to his conviction in 2017.
He was placed on house arrest while appealing the case, which concluded only recently.
As part of his 2017 conviction, Mondesi was fined $1.3 million for defrauding over $6 million and was barred from holding public office for 10 years.
Friday’s decision followed an agreement between Mondesi and the prosecutor’s office.
In 2020, prosecutors attempted to have him sent to prison for the remainder of his sentence, alleging he had violated the terms of his house arrest. However, nothing came of this petition, and in 2023, the Court of Appeals of San Cristóbal ordered a new trial.
Mondesi played in the major leagues for 13 years and transitioned to a political career after retiring from baseball.
He spent parts of two seasons with the Yankees, appearing in 169 games between the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Throughout his MLB career, he maintained a .273 batting average, hit 271 home runs, and recorded 860 RBIs.
Mondesi won NL Rookie of the Year in 1994 with the Dodgers and was selected for the MLB All-Star Game in 1995.
Over his career, Mondesi played for the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Pirates, Angels, and Braves.
After retiring, he returned to his hometown of San Cristobal and entered politics, eventually being elected to the Chamber of Deputies, similar to the U.S. House of Representatives.
He served as mayor of San Cristobal from 2010 to 2016 and was later 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.”
