New York Mets’ closer Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez was arraigned Thursday afternoon on assault charges after he allegedly got into a fight with his father-in-law at Citi Field the night before.

Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment in Queens criminal court and was released on his own recognizance, and no bail was set.

He did not enter a plea and is due back in court next month. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

In response to the allegations, the Mets announced Thursday that he has been suspended for two days without pay.

If the ban is not reversed, Rodriguez, 28, would lose $150,205 of his $12.1 million salary for those two days, according to figures from ESPN.com.

“Ownership and the organization are very disappointed in Francisco’s inappropriate behavior and we take this matter very seriously," said Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon.

Prosecutors say Rodriguez got into an argument with his common-law wife Daian Pena at the team's family lounge, following last night's loss to the Colorado Rockies. Rodriguez asked Pena and her father, Carlos Pena, to step outside, and then Rodriguez allegedly started to fight with his father-in-law.

Carlos Pena yelled and then security guards had to pull Rodriguez off of him. The 53-year-old man was hospitalized with bruises on his face, swelling above his right eyebrow and other injuries on his neck and below.

Both Daian and Carlos Pena have obtained orders of protection against Rodriguez.

Prosecutors say Daian Pena received a prior order or protection against her common-law husband in Venezuela.

According to the judge, Rodriguez has until Saturday to get his belongings from his home where his wife and father-in-law currently live.

While in court, Rodriguez said he didn't want his father-in-law using some of his property, including his luxury cars.

The baseball star's attorney, Christopher Booth, said his client regretted the fallout from the incident.

"He's feeling very upset, very saddened, very disappointed that he's brought on this type of news and notoriety to his teammates," said the pitcher's attorney, Christopher Booth. "He cares utmost about his family and he cares about his team and to the extent that anything he's done has caused some negative press to his team and his family, he regrets that."

There is no word on what caused the scuffle, but Rodriguez reportedly snapped at reporters moments before the altercation outside the team's family lounge. Published reports say Rodriguez was angry with Mets manager Jerry Manuel because he was not put in the game.

"He's pretty well known in the baseball world," said a Mets fan of K-Rod. "He's a pretty good guy, from what you see on the field. He hasn't had any off-field matters, incidents that I've heard of. I follow baseball every day."

"It hurts his image. But he's only a human being with good talents," said another. "But I guess if you're just a human being, sometimes you make mistakes. I think this was a mistake that he made. He just let anger get the better of him."

This is not the first time K-Rod's temper has brought unwanted attention to the Mets. He has had altercations with the bullpen coach, a Mets executive and a Yankees reliever in the last year-and-a-half.