Dominican Republic's baseball player Angel Villalona walks with his hands bound as he is escorted by police officers in La Romana, Dominican Republic, on Monday. Photo Jorge Cruz/AP.
Angel Villalona, who was signed by the Giants in 2006 and received a club-record $US2.1 ($NZ3.0) million signing bonus, wore a bullet-proof vest at his Monday hearing at a court in the southern coastal city of La Romana.
He pleaded innocent to the murder charge.
The 19-year-old Villalona could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty in the Saturday night shooting death of Mario Felix de Jesus Velete.
Judge Aranibal Manzano Zapata ordered Villalona jailed for two months while authorities prepare their case in the Dominican Republic.
