Updated Apr 19, 2011 3:51 PM ET
CINCINNATI (AP)
Reds pitcher
Mike Leake
was arrested on a shoplifting charge at a downtown department store
Monday, accused of trying to steal six shirts with a total value of
$59.88.
The 23-year-old starter was booked at the Hamilton County Justice
Center on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. It carries a
maximum of 180 days in jail.
He was arrested about two hours before Cincinnati pitchers were
expected at Great American Ball Park to take batting practice before the
final game of a series against Pittsburgh. Leake started and got the
victory in an 11-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday.
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