Former Braves infielder Rafael Furcal is facing a pair of felony charges, including one for throwing a deadly “missile” into an occupied vehicle.
Furcal turned himself in to authorities at the Broward County (Fla.) jail on Wednesday, according to arrest records viewed by The Post, following a Monday incident that also has him staring down an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge.
The 47-year-old told Z101’s Tenchy Rodriguez that he hit a truck driver in the hand with a rock as he was being attacked with a knife, though official details of the incident have not been released by authorities.
Under Florida statute 790.19, “a stone or other hard substance which would produce death or great bodily harm” is considered a missile.
The ex-Braves and Dodgers shortstop was released on bond.
The incident reportedly happened after Furcal returned from dropping his son, Rafael Furcal Jr., a freshman on the San Jacinto College baseball team, at school.
His former agent, Paul Kinzer, declined to comment on the charges to the AP.
Furcal was twice arrested during his playing days, accumulating a pair of DUIs in Georgia in 2000 and 2004.
A 14-year MLB veteran, Furcal won Rookie of the Year with Atlanta in 2000 and went on to win a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011.
He retired in 2015 after nine games with the Marlins in 2014, finishing his pro career with three All-Star showings, a .281/.346/.402 slash line, 314 stolen bases, 69 triples and 113 home runs.
