By: Dennis Lin
Oswaldo Pirela, a San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a little more than a week ago, was released on bond Monday, a family spokesperson told The Athletic. Pirela, a 34-year-old native of Venezuela who is seeking political asylum, was traveling home from a work assignment on Aug. 16 when he was detained at El Paso International Airport, his wife and his brother told The Athletic last week. A resident of Peoria, Ariz., Pirela had been in Texas to work with players at the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate in El Paso. Pirela...