Report: Gwinnett Braves Player Charged with Rape

An infielder with the Gwinnett Braves has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and rape while the team was on a recent road trip in Ohio.

Elmer Reyes is accused of raping a woman in a Columbus hotel last weekend when the Gwinnett Braves were in town playing the hometown Clippers, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

Reyes, 24, is an infielder for Gwinnett, the Atlanta Braves’ Class AAA affiliate in Gwinnett County.

According to the newspaper report, Reyes met the woman and another woman after the Braves-Clippers game Friday night and they went to a bar together. The woman told police Reyes did not want the women to drive after drinking so he paid for a room for them at the hotel. He reportedly followed them to the room.

The alleged rape happened after the second woman fell asleep, the victim told police.

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WXIA-TV reported Reyes has been released on $50,000 bond. The Atlanta Braves declined to comment.

Reyes is listed as a shortstop on the Gwinnett Braves website. He has played in 30 games this season.