SF Giants pitcher Sean Hjelle accused of abuse by ex-wife in social-media post

SAN FRANCISCO Caroline Hjelle has accused her ex-husband Giants pitcher Sean Hjelle of abuse and abandonment in a social-media post We are aware of these serious claims the Giants commented in a comment Saturday morning We have been in contact with MLB These type of charges fall under their jurisdiction and we won t be commenting further On Friday Caroline Hjelle posted a video on TikTok that read When my MLB husband abandons us on Mothers Day a week after this video was taken once I in the end revealed about his affairs and stopped putting up with his abuse so I ve been raising two boys alone The caption of the video read Yeah I ve had to be silent for too long about this Sean Hjelle pitched in relief for the Giants on Friday night in their - loss to the Red Sox He also was an crisis starter on Sunday at Dodger Stadium when scheduled starter Kyle Harrison was included in the exchange with Boston for Rafael Devers Before Saturday s event against the Red Sox Giants manager Bob Melvin mentioned Obviously we re aware of it He informed me about it last night We ve talked with MLB and at this point it s in their jurisdiction We really can t comment on it any further Melvin disclosed Hjelle is available to pitch Saturday Related Articles Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony says Rafael Devers inevitably great to me before exchange to Giants SF Giants fall to Red Sox in Rafael Devers first tournament against former company SF Giants Rafael Devers says time with Red Sox is in the past SF Giants get Logan Webb a win avoid sweep thanks to Wilmer Flores clutch two-run double SF Giants playing banged up through four-game losing streak ahead of series finale with Guardians