Ex-Yankee Sergio Mitre convicted of murdering child, sentenced to 50 years in prison

[The Democrat Family]

Sergio Mitre, who pitched in parts of eight major league seasons and won a
World Series ring with the 2009 Yankees, likely will spend the rest of his
life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of his ex-
girlfriend’s daughter.

Mitre was convicted in Mexico this week and sentenced to 50 years in
prison for the July 2020 killing and sexual assault, according to Mexican
magazine Proceso.

According to the Daily Mail, an autopsy showed the 22-month-old, who is
identified only as Ines by authorities, had been sexually assaulted. Her
death, according to the report, was the result of hypovolemic shock, in
which severe blood loss prevents the heart from pumping enough blood
through the body.

Prosecutors said Mitre punched Ines in her lower back after an argument
between him and the girl’s mother. The girl’s mother rushed her to
Saltillo Children’s Hospital after she began vomiting and fainting, and
she was declared dead at the hospital.

Mitre, whose estimated earnings in MLB topped $5 million, according to
Spotrac, also was ordered to pay $66,429 in restitution damages.

Mitre was born in Los Angeles and raised in Tijuana. He was drafted in
2001 out of San Diego City College and debuted with the Cubs in 2003

He had stints with the Marlins, Brewers and Yankees, with whom he pitched,
mostly as a starter, from July through September of their title-winning
2009 club. The now 40-year-old posted a 6.79 ERA in 51 ? innings that
season and was left off the postseason roster.

He last pitched in MLB with the Yankees in 2011 and had pitched in Mexican
leagues before the allegations.

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