▁officer ▁reporting ▁that ▁Ly ons ' ▁girl friend ▁had ▁suffered ▁fa cial ▁inj uries . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁three ▁mis de mean or ▁charges ▁against ▁Ly ons ▁were ▁dropped ▁in ▁superior ▁court ▁in ▁Tor rance , ▁California , ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁photos ▁taken ▁of ▁Ly ons ' ▁girl friend ▁in ▁January ▁had ▁been ▁lost ▁by ▁the ▁police , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁dismiss al . ▁Ly ons ' ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁extended ▁through ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ML B ▁season . ▁ ▁Ly ons ▁returned ▁to ▁N ES N ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ML B ▁season , ▁calling ▁Red ▁So x ▁spring ▁training ▁games ▁with ▁Dave ▁O ' B rien , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁in - studio ▁anal yst ▁and ▁fill - in ▁color ▁comment ator . ▁ ▁Other ▁broadcast ing ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ly ons ▁worked ▁for ▁WM VP ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁anal yst ▁for ▁ESP N ▁and ▁ESP N 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ' ▁broadcast ▁crew ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Ly ons ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁video ▁game ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁in ▁ ▁All - Star ▁Baseball ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁along ▁with ▁Thom ▁B ren nam an . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a