Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips was arrested and charged with reckless driving on Kentucky on Friday night. Phillips was driving 72 mph in a 35-mph zone close to midnight on Friday. His mother was in the car with him at the time and no alcohol was involved, Park Hills police said. "I was just trying to hurry up and just exchange cars so we all could ride together," Phillips said of his parents. "My parents tried to surprise me because it's the weekend and the week that's coming up is my birthday. "I'm not really mad. I'm thankful that I'm safe and I get to play today ... I really didn't know how fast I was going. That's how powerful the car is. It's like 700 horsepower and when you're going 50 it feels like you're not really going anywhere like you're going 30 or 20. I apologize for what I did."

Police have charged three Indians minor leaguers after a fight at an Ohio nightclub earlier this month left a man with rib and lung injuries. Akron Aeros first baseman Beau Mills, Aeros outfielder Jerad Head and Columbus Clippers pitcher Josh Tomlin were charged with felonious assault in a criminal complaint. Mills is the son of Astros manager Brad Mills. The injured man, Theodore Zeman III, told police that a group of ballplayers were taunting him while he was at the bar, then assaulted him after he raised his hand in a gesture to stop them, according to a police report.

Mets pitcher Johan Santana says "the case is closed" regarding a woman who accused him of raping her in Florida last year. The state attorney's office declined to prosecute the case in January. It said, "There is not enough evidence to prove lack of consent," and that "the alleged victim's statement is not consistent with other witnesses."