Tommy Birch

tbirch@dmreg.com

A World Series-winning relief pitcher who had been on the Iowa Cubs roster was arrested Thursday morning.

Right-hander Jean Machi was arrested for public intoxication and urinating in public in the 200 block of Third Street in Des Moines.

Machi, 34, was booked in the Polk County Jail at 2:01 a.m.

According to a police report obtained by the Register, Machi was spotted urinating on the bumper of a car owned by an employee of the Stuffed Olive. The employee asked Machi to stop urinating on his car but he continued. Machi asked the employee if he wanted to fight over it, the report said.

The report says that Machi, who is living in Saylor Township, denied urinating on the car to police.

The right-hander had a 3.68 ERA and 2-1 mark in 29.1 innings of work with Iowa this season. An Iowa Cubs spokesperson said Machi was released prior to his arrest. He last appeared in a game for the I-Cubs on Tuesday.

Machi has appeared in 189 MLB games during the course of four seasons with the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox. He was a part of San Francisco’s World Series title team in 2014.