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Reds infielder arrested in Tampa
By Times Staff
Published January 9, 2006
TAMPA - Cincinnati Reds infielder Ryan Freel was arrested by Tampa police early Sunday and charged with disorderly intoxication, according to jail records.
It was his second alcohol-related arrest in less than a year.
Freel, 29, was out of jail after posting $250 bail less than eight hours after Sunday's arrest.
He refused to take a Breathalyzer test.
According to Freel's arrest report, he was standing outside the Rack on W Platt Street about 3:30 a.m. "screaming obscenities" at someone.
He continued to yell even after a police officer asked him to stop.
The officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Freel's breath and noticed that his eyes were glossy and red and his speech was slurred.
In April, Freel was arrested in northern Kentucky and charged with drunken driving after the Reds beat the New York Mets in their season opener.
Police then also charged him with careless driving and having an open container in his vehicle.
Freel, who lives in Jacksonville, joined the Reds in 2003.
In December, he signed a two-year contract worth $3-million with the team.
In 2005, Freel earned $405,000.
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