Padres reliever Jose Torres was arrested in December after a dispute in which he allegedly brandished a semiautomatic handgun.

The incident occurred in the home Torres shares with his wife in Phoenix and is being handled as a domestic violence case, according to court documents.

According to the probable cause statement contained in the court report, Torres knocked a door off its hinges and punched a hole in another door. He also pointed the gun at the victim, according to the report.

Torres was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage and making threats or intimidation.


His next appearance in Maricopa County Superior Court is a pretrial conference scheduled for Feb. 20.

On Monday, Torres was placed on Major League Baseball’s restricted list.

While letting the case play out in the legal system, the Padres felt it was best for Torres not to be in camp.

The team released the following statement Tuesday morning:


“We are aware of the allegations involving Jose Torres, and he will not be reporting to spring training. We take this matter very seriously and are fully cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the Commissioner’s Office. We will not have any further comment at this time.”

Records also show Torres, 24, has a case pending in Mayer (Ariz.) Justice Court on a marijuana violation and drug paraphernalia possession/use citation in December.

His placement on the restricted list opens up a spot on the Padres’ 40-man roster.

The left-handed Torres appeared in 62 games in 2017, second-most by a Padres pitcher. He was set to compete for a spot in the bullpen. The Padres have six other left-handers in camp that could end up as relievers.


“He threw the ball well for us last year and did some things to fight his way into bullpen contention,” manager Andy Green said. “He wasn’t coming into camp with a guaranteed spot by any stretch. There were going to be guys competing for those spots, and we still have a pretty healthy contingent of left-handed pitchers.”

kevin.acee@sduniontribune.com

UPDATES:

8:48 a.m.: This article was updated with Padres statement.


12:30 p.m.: This article was updated with a quote from Padres manager Andy Green.