SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Shortstop Jose Reyes #7 of the Colorado Rockies heads to the dugout trailing 0-3 after the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on October 4, 2015 in San Francisco, California, during the final day of the regular season. The Rockies won 7-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes will stand trial in Hawaii on charges of domestic abuse, according to a report from the New York Daily News.

Back on Oct. 31, Reyes and his wife, Katherine Ramirez, were involved in a domestic dispute that ultimately turned physical and resulted in injuries to Ramirez. Reyes was arrested and charged with abuse of a family and/or household member. The 32 year old plead not guilty in November.

The trial is set for April 4, but the report notes Reyes’ attorneys could seek a plea deal before the trial begins. However, this is where things could get tricky for the shortstop originally born in the Dominican Republic. A conviction for domestic violence can be grounds for deportation for non-U.S. citizens.

It is unclear if Reyes has U.S. citizenship. He originally started the process to become one in 2008, but there was no confirmation in the report that he completed the process.

This fiasco comes after the MLB’s new domestic violence policy was put in place last August. The MLB investigation is ongoing, but commissioner Rob Manfred has the power to discipline Reyes even if there is no conviction his criminal case.

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Ben is a recent graduate of Butler University where he served as Managing Editor and Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Butler Collegian. He currently resides in Indianapolis.