Padres pitcher Jacob Nix allegedly took an unusual approach to trespassing — especially considering his size.
A homeowner in Peoria, Az. caught the 6-foot-4, 220-pound RHP entering his house through the dog door around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. The homeowner kicked Nix in the face and then tased the pitcher in the back when another man began to pull him backward out of the doggy door, according to USA Today.
Police caught Nix and the other man, fellow Padres organization pitcher Thomas Cosgrove, a few block away. Nix was arrested and is being charged with criminal trespassing.
The Padres organization is aware of the incident and is in communication with the Commissioner’s Office and local authorities. Nix spent most of 2019 rehabbing a torn ligament in his elbow after making his MLB debut in 2018.
