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The charge of domestic assault on Houston Astros thrower Roberto Osuna was withdrawn Tuesday as part of a legal agreement in a Canadian provincial court.

Osuna has accepted a one-year peace pledge and has been accepted by Osuna and prosecutors in Ontario, Canada. The Houston Chronicle has indicated that a peace bond is similar to a restraining order, and that the charge would be dismissed and that Osuna could not be charged again for this allegation. Osuna could be charged in Canada if he breaks the peace bond and can not have contact with the plaintiff for a year.

"The Houston Astros are looking forward to Roberto continuing his commitment to being a productive and caring member of our community," said an Astros statement. "The Astros remain committed to increasing support for issues of family violence and abuse of all kinds. We have worked with a number of local, state and national organizations and look forward to working with them in the short and long term. "

The organization was criticized for trading with Osuna in July after stating that it had a "zero tolerance" policy on domestic violence after the former Corpus Christi Hook Danry Vasquez was charged in Nueces County in 2016. change course, according to previous articles by Caller-Times. He no longer plays with the Astros and was signed by a team in Mexico.

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Osuna played a key role in setting up the Astros in the playoffs in 2018. If he was found guilty, the Chronicle said he could have been fined $ 5,000 and six months of imprisonment.

A tweet from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation indicated that the complainant was in Mexico and refused to travel to Canada to testify.

Osuna was suspended for 75 games for violating the Major League Baseball's policy on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

"I am delighted and relieved by the decision of today's court," Osuna said in a statement released by the Astros. "Now I can start putting these allegations behind me and focus on baseball. I want to thank my family, my teammates and my fans for believing in me. I am grateful to the Astros for giving me the opportunity to play baseball and participate in a World Series Championship. I will not make any other comments on this, because I intend to move on and see only the future. "

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