The drunken driving manslaughter trial of former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz was rescheduled after new evidence surfaced, observers said. Leyritz had been set to stand trial this month on charges that he caused the December 2007 death of Fredia Veitch, 30, of Plantation, Fla., in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., car crash, in which prosecutors say Leyritz was drunk and ran a red light.

The lawyer for ex-New York Yankee Jim Leyritz says there are major discrepancies in the details of an alleged fight with his former wife. Leyritz was granted bail by a Florida judge in a domestic violence case in which ex-wife Karrie Leyritz alleged he had beaten her. The New York Daily News said Tuesday

Police in Broward County, Fla., say former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz was arrested Thursday on charges he battered his former wife. The Broward Sheriff's Office confirmed Leyritz, 45, was arrested in Davie, Fla., after police officers responded to reports of domestic violence at the home the former MLB player shares with his ex-wife, Karrie Leyritz, The Miami Herald said.

Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz won't have to go back to jail since the alcohol-monitoring device in his car likely malfunctioned, a judge says. Broward County Circuit Judge Marc Gold ruled Friday that Leyritz, 45, was not at fault for a positive reading on an alcohol device installed in his car by police as he awaits trial on DUI manslaughter charges, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. Gold reportedly could have jailed Leyritz if the former New York Yankees player had been found to have alcohol in his system while in control of his car.

Former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz doesn't have to return to jail while awaiting trial on manslaughter charges, a Miami judge says.