The whole lot we do and don’t know

DETROIT – Right here’s the whole lot we all know concerning the controversy surrounding Detroit Tigers broadcaster Craig Monroe.

Allegations on social media

A lady took to social media final month to accuse Monroe, 47, of raping her when she was a toddler.

The girl mentioned Monroe lived along with her household whereas he performed for the Port Charlotte Rangers, which is the Excessive-A minor-league affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

Monroe performed solely for Port Charlotte in 1997 and 1998, and spent 130 video games with the crew earlier than a late promotion to Triple-A in 1999.

The girl went on to say that Monroe’s sexual misconduct continued past his time residing in Port Charlotte.

Detroit talked about in allegations

The girl mentioned in a submit on X that she moved to Detroit in 2011 to dwell with Monroe.

She made accusations associated to Tigers Fantasy Camp and even referenced one in all Monroe’s former Tigers teammates.

Bally Sports activities Detroit broadcasts

Monroe entered the 2024 season because the Tigers’ main analyst for tv broadcasts, working principally beside play-by-play voice Jason Benetti.

Monroe referred to as nearly all of Tigers video games on Bally Sports activities Detroit till early June. After the June 7-9 sequence towards the Milwaukee Brewers, Monroe turned notably absent from the sales space.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Bally Sports activities Detroit and the Tigers despatched WDIV a joint assertion confirming that Monroe’s absence is linked to the social media allegations.

“Bally Sports activities Detroit and the Tigers are conscious of the social media allegations and take them significantly,” the assertion mentioned. “As beforehand acknowledged, Mr. Monroe has not been on the printed schedule and that may proceed on an indefinite foundation. We may have no additional remark and any questions ought to be directed to Mr. Monroe.”

Click on right here to learn our unique story concerning the assertion from Bally Sports activities and the Tigers.

Police verify energetic investigation

WDIV reached out to police in Florida and realized that Monroe is linked to an energetic investigation.

Here’s a assertion from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace:

“I can verify that we have now an ongoing investigation involving Craig Monroe. The one assertion I could make right now is that, ‘That is an energetic investigation and anybody with data is requested to come back ahead.’”

Click on right here to learn our unique story concerning the police investigation.

No assertion from Monroe to this point

To this point, we have now not heard any public remark from Monroe concerning the allegations or his elimination from the printed sales space.

His final tweet on X was a response to a fan on Might 4, and his final retweet was Might 8. He made his account non-public someday prior to now few weeks.

His Instagram account can also be set to personal.

Monroe’s enjoying profession

Monroe was drafted by the Rangers within the eighth spherical in 1995. He spent the primary six years within the minors earlier than debuting with the Rangers for 27 video games in 2001.

The Tigers chosen Monroe off waivers on Feb. 1, 2002, and he performed a lot of the following season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He appeared in simply 13 video games with Detroit.

However over the subsequent 4 seasons, Monroe was a staple within the Tigers lineup, enjoying in 560 video games with a .267 common, .312 on-base proportion, and .778 OPS. He hit 89 house runs and 110 doubles over that span.

Monroe was the first left fielder for the 2006 crew that went all the way in which to the World Sequence.

Halfway by the 2007 season, the Tigers traded Monroe to the Chicago Cubs for Clay Rapada (Rapada was initially a participant to be named later).

Monroe completed the 2007 season in Chicago, went to Minnesota for 58 video games in 2008, and completed his profession enjoying 34 video games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.

In 9 MLB seasons, Monroe hit 115 house runs and 146 doubles whereas batting .252 with a .742 OPS throughout 814 video games.

What we don’t know

• Once more, we don’t have Monroe’s aspect of the story. He has not but launched an announcement.

• Has a lawsuit been filed and have both the girl and/or Monroe retained attorneys?

• What’s Monroe’s official standing with Bally Sports activities Detroit? He’s been faraway from the printed schedule, nevertheless it’s unclear if he’s formally suspended.