BOSTON -- Police have decided to seek assault and battery charges against Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson and right fielder Karim Garcia for a bullpen brawl with a Red Sox employee.
A spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney, David Procopio, said police planned to ask a clerk-magistrate Tuesday to schedule a show-cause hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to charge the players.
"Boston police have conducted a very comprehensive investigation and moved slowly with good reason. We wanted to make sure we had the clearest picture of what occurred," Procopio said Monday.
He said the hearing would probably be scheduled for November.
Garcia and Nelson, in Miami for Game 3 of the World Series against the Marlins, said they were unaware of the plan by police to seek the charges.
"There's nothing to say. We'll see what happens and go from there," said Garcia.
Paul Williams, a part-time grounds keeper at Fenway, contends the two Yankees attacked him for cheering for the Red Sox during the ninth inning of the Oct. 11 game in the AL championship series.
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