San Francisco Giants president and chief executive officer Larry Baer was captured on video dragging his wife Pam to the ground during an apparent incident in a public plaza on Friday, according to Matthias Gafni and Evan Sernoffsky of the San Francisco Chronicle. A bystander recorded the incident and the video was released by TMZ on Friday afternoon. Pam Baer is heard screaming, "Oh my god, no, help," as she's pulled from her chair to the ground. The Giants executive appears to try to grab something out of her hand. A witness told Gafni that the couple had a 20-minute argument and that Larry knocked his wife out of her chair after reaching to get his cell phone back from her. The witness said he and another man confronted Baer as he stood over his wife, and he backed off when they grabbed him; a second video shows Baer telling his wife to stop before leaving the scene — Matthias Gafni (@mgafni) March 1, 2019 In a statement to Sernoffsky shortly after the video's release, Baer said police were not contacted and he's since apologized to his wife. He said they were having an argument over a cellphone. The Baers said they were both "deeply embarrassed by the situation" in a joint statement the Giants released. They also issued separate statements later Friday. "My husband and I had an argument in public about which we are quite embarrassed," Pam Baer wrote in a statement released to Sernoffsky through her personal attorney. "I took his cellphone. He wanted it back and I did not want to give it back. I started to get up and the chair I was sitting in began to tip. Due to an injury I sustained in my foot three days ago, I lost my balance. I did not sustain any injury based on what happened today. "Larry and I have always been and still are happily married." In his own statement issued through the Giants, Larry apologized for his behavior. "I am truly sorry for the pain that I have brought to my wife, children, and to the organization," he said, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. "It is not reflective of the kind of a person that I aspire to be, but it happened and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that I never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." Major League Baseball said it is "aware of the incident and, just like any other situation like this, will immediately begin to gather the facts," according to the Chronicle's Henry Schulman. "We will have no further comment until this process is completed." The Giants executive could face discipline under the league's domestic violence policy, which applies to both players and front-office personnel, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports. Since it was instituted in 2015, MLB has issued suspensions to multiple players who were found to have violated the policy. Baer has been a member of the Giants' ownership group since 1992. He was elevated to team president in 2008 and became CEO in 2012.<doc-sep>In a personal apology issued late Friday, Baer added: “I am truly sorry for the pain that I have brought to my wife, children and to the organization. It is not reflective of the kind of a person that I aspire to be, but it happened and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that I never behave in such an inappropriate manner again.”<doc-sep>(CNN) Video captured by a bystander on Friday appears to show San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer arguing with his wife and trying to grab what looks like a cell phone out of her hand. In the ensuing scuffle, Pam Baer falls to the ground in the chair she was sitting in. "Oh my God!" Pam Baer can be heard screaming in the video first released by TMZ. It is unclear from the audio what she said next, though many have understood her to call for help. Larry Baer in September 2015. After a cut in the video, Larry Baer is seen with a phone in his hand saying, "Stop, Pam. Stop," and walking away as bystanders in the outdoor area where the incident occurred are heard yelling for her to stay away from him. "Regrettably today we had a heated argument in public over a family matter. We are deeply embarrassed by the situation and have resolved the issue," said a statement from Pam and Larry Baer, provided to CNN Sports by the Giants. In a follow-up statement also released by the Giants, Larry Baer said: "I am truly sorry for the pain that I have brought to my wife, children and to the organization. It is not reflective of the kind of a person that I aspire to be, but it happened and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that I never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." Read More<doc-sep>The police and Major League Baseball said Friday they were each investigating a video that appeared to show the chief executive of the San Francisco Giants in an altercation with his wife. The video clip, which was posted by TMZ Sports, provided no context for what led up to the episode on Friday in San Francisco involving the executive, Larry Baer, and his wife, Pam. In the video, the Baers were in what appeared to be a public plaza and Ms. Baer was seated in a chair. Mr. Baer, who was wearing a suit, stood over his wife and suddenly lunged for something in her hand, the video showed. The clip appeared to show him forcefully grabbing at her hand or arm. A struggle ensued, causing her to lose her balance in the chair, falling on her back and screaming, “Oh my God!” A second clip appeared to show the aftermath of the episode and Mr. Baer, carrying a coffee cup and walking away, saying, “Stop, Pam, stop.”<doc-sep>
Jeff Passan says MLB will begin an investigation into Giants CEO Larry Baer, after his physical altercation with his wife. (1:14) San Francisco Giants team president and CEO Larry Baer apologized Friday night after video earlier in the day showed him having an altercation with his wife during a fight over his cellphone at a San Francisco park. The incident was caught on video and published on TMZ Sports. In the video, Baer's wife, Pam, screams, "Oh, my God! No!" while falling to the ground as her husband attempts to take the cellphone from her. The video also shows Larry Baer holding that cellphone while walking away. In a statement Friday night, Pam Baer attempted to clarify what occurred. She said she took her husband's cellphone and did not want to give it back. When she attempted to get up from the chair in which she was sitting, she said it tipped and that a previous foot injury caused her to lose her balance. "I did not sustain any injury based on what happened today," she said. "Larry and I always have been and still are happily married." The couple previously expressed regret for what happened, saying in a joint statement that they are "deeply embarrassed by the situation and have resolved the issue.'' Larry Baer issued a second statement later Friday in which he apologized. "I am truly sorry for the pain that I have brought to my wife, children and to the organization," he said. "It is not reflective of the kind of a person that I aspire to be, but it happened, and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that I never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." The Baers have been married for nearly three decades, and they have four children. Officer Joseph Tomlinson of the San Francisco Police Department said officers didn't respond at the time, but police were aware of the incident and are investigating. Major League Baseball also said it is looking into what happened. "Major League Baseball is aware of the incident and, just like any other situation like this, will immediately begin to gather the facts," a league spokesman said. "We will have no further comment until this process is completed." MLB's domestic violence policy applies to front-office members, which could lead to discipline for Baer. Baer was part of the ownership group that bought the Giants in 1992 to keep them in San Francisco. The club won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Baer took over as CEO on Jan. 1, 2012. Earlier this week, he traveled to Las Vegas for a second time to meet with Bryce Harper, who agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Information from ESPN's Jeff Passan and The Associated Press was used in this report.