MARIETTA - Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal turned himself in to the Cobb County Jail on Tuesday to serve a 21-day sentence on a probation violation.
Jail spokeswoman Nancy Bodiford said Furcal entered the jail around 3 p.m., two hours before a deadline set by the court.
A judge decided last week to allow Furcal to participate in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken driving charge. Furcal's season ended Monday night when the Braves lost in Game 5 of their divisional series against the Houston Astros.
The 26-year-old Furcal was arrested Sept. 10 in Atlanta on a charge of driving under the influence his second DUI arrest in four years. Because of that arrest, he violated his probation in Cobb County for a June 2000 arrest on similar charges.
Cobb County State Court Judge David Darden sentenced Furcal to 21 days in jail to be followed by a 28-day in-house treatment program.
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