UPDATE, Feb. 15: According to Newsday's Tim Healey, the Mets are bringing Lee to major league spring training as MLB's investigation continues. Lee cleared waivers and will be in Port St. Lucie as a non-roster invitee.
Khalil Lee has been outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse after being designated for assignment by the Mets last week.
Lee, currently under investigation by MLB amid assault allegations by his ex-girlfriend, was not claimed by any team, and so comes off New York’s 40-man roster, and can now rejoin the minor league system.
In a lawsuit filed by Keriwyn Hill, it is alleged that Lee had choked her to the point where “she could not breathe or speak for a brief period,” and had multiple bruises as a result. The lawsuit also claims that Lee kicked Hill in the thigh, knocking her to the ground, and asked how much it would cost to make the incident “go away.”
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Lee played just 13 games with New York over the last two seasons, spending the bulk of his time in Triple-A.
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