Nationals Fire Employee After Video Surfaces Of Him Throwing Hot Coffee On Woman

According to ESPN, the Washington Nationals have fired employee Jazhiel Morel, who helped work with the team's academy in Boca Chica, D.R., after he was seen throwing hot coffee on a female convenience store cashier in the Dominican Republic...

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Nats general manager Mike Rizzo said in a statement he fired the man immediately after learning of the video ... adding the actions in the clip were "horrific."

"We do not tolerate this type of behavior in our organization," Rizzo said.

Police in the D.R. say Morel turned himself in on Monday morning ... and say they're questioning the man as part of the initial steps of the investigation.

D.R. cops added the coffee throwing is "a punishable act of violence."

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