Son of Astros Manager Brad Mills arrested on felonious assult

Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle says Cleveland Indians prospect Beau Mills, son of Houston Astros manager Brad Mills, was charged with felonious assault in Akron, Ohio. “I did not know anything about it, to be honest with you,” Brad Mills said. “I’d be remiss if I were to make any other comment because I don’t know anything. I really don’t.” Mills planned to reach his son by phone immediately after his comments. According to the Beacon Journal, Beau Mills, 23, was one of three Indians Minor Leaguers charged in connection with a nightclub altercation earlier this month that left a man with a punctured lung and a fractured rib. After an investigation, criminals charges were filed Tuesday against Mills. Mills and teammate Jerad Head pleaded not guilty to the charge on Thursday morning. Pitcher Josh Tomlin of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers was the other individual involved, but did not make a court appearance. Fallas notes that felonious assault is a second-degree felony in Ohi...