Jones arrested for battery

Former Yankees outfielder Andruw Jones was arrested in Gwinnett County, Ga., on a battery charge Tuesday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police arrested Jones after responding to a call regarding a dispute between him and his, wife, Nicole Derick. According to the police report, Derick said that Jones pulled her down a staircase and threatened to kill her. Jones was released on a $2,400 bond by 11 a.m. the same morning. He had signed to play with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League for next season.