Delmon Young accused of choking, threatening to kill valet

(Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) Former Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Delmon Young has been accused of choking and threatening to kill a Miami valet, according to ABC 10 Miami.

The incident started after Young was denied entry to an elevator that led to a club in the Brickell hotel. The valet told him the club was closed. At that point, Young told the man, “Stupid Cuban. Open the (expletive) door. I’m here. Now what?”

Young then left the scene without further incident, but returned a few minutes later. After again being denied entry, Young threatened the man’s life. It was at that point that Young allegedly choked the valet, according to the police report.

After the attendant repeated that the club was closed, Young told him, “I’m gonna (expletive) kill you, you Latin piece of (expletive),” the report said.

Young then reached over the valet podium and placed his hands on the attendant’s neck, but the attendant was able to break free and ran for help, the report said.

Police were called, and found Young in his nearby condominium. Young answered the door naked from the waist down, and “was unsteady on his feet and spoke with slurred speech.” He allegedly told a police officer “I’ll slap you in the face with money, you (expletive) Cuban.”

This is not the first time Young has been involved in this type of incident. The outfielder was arrested in 2012 after assaulting a man in Manhattan. Young was accused of using anti-Semitic remarks during the scuffle. Young had to spend the night in the hospital before being taken to jail because he was “highly intoxicated” at the time.

Before Young even reached the majors, he was suspended for 50 games after throwing a bat at an umpire in the minors.

The 30-year-old Young spent last season with the Orioles. He hit .270/.289/.339 over 180 plate appearances in the majors. Young was designated for assignment in July and was released by the team a few days later.

The former top overall prospect has failed to live up to expectations as a big leaguer, and his career has been marred with various on and off the field incidents.

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