In a team press release, the New York Mets have announced that the grievance filed by Francisco Rodriguez has been resolved. Rodriguez has instructed the Major League Baseball Players Association not to challenge the team’s decision to withhold his salary for the remainder of the 2010 season. In exchange, the Mets have agreed to not convert the pitcher’s contract to a non-guaranteed contract and the team will remove him from the Disqualified List. Rodriguez will forfeit approximately $3.1 million of his 2010 salary.

Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon said: “We are pleased that Frankie Rodriguez has accepted responsibility for his actions and their consequences. We have been assured that he is taking steps to address the issues that led to the incident, and that those efforts will continue. We have also been assured that he will work hard both on and off the field to regain the trust of the organization, Mets fans and the community.”

Rodriguez was accused of grabbing 53-year-old Carlos Pena,the father of his girlfriend, in August, hauling him into a tunnel near the family lounge beneath Citi Field and hitting him in the face. Rodriguez tore a ligament in his thumb during the altercation and had to have surgery.