MLB to again extend Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave for another week, per report

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Trevor Bauer is presently beneath investigation by each MLB and the police in Pasadena, Calif. pursuant to allegations of sexual assault, and he is been on administrative go away whereas these investigations are carried out. MLB and the Gamers Affiliation are anticipated to increase Bauer’s administrative on Friday go away for an additional week, by Aug. 20, according to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya.

For some extra context on the choice to as soon as once more lengthen his go away, here is what The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli tweeted simply over per week in the past: 

As such, it is unclear when Bauer will have the ability to return to baseball — a suspension beneath MLB’s home violence coverage looms along with potential felony expenses — however, when he’s, he will not be welcome in his personal clubhouse. Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times says many Dodgers players do not want Bauer back. From DiGiovanna:

Bauer’s profession is in jeopardy, and his stick with the Dodgers may very well be over, the sexual-assault allegations having turned a pitcher in his prime right into a pariah in his personal clubhouse, the place no teammate has spoken publicly about him or come to his protection. Two individuals with data of Dodgers clubhouse dynamics, who’re unauthorized to talk publicly in regards to the state of affairs, mentioned {that a} majority of gamers don’t need Bauer again beneath any circumstances.  

The Dodgers signed Bauer to a three-year, $102 million contract with a number of opt-outs this previous offseason. Beneath the home violence coverage, the Dodgers can’t launch Bauer till the investigation is full and he serves any self-discipline. If the group does launch him sooner or later, they’d nonetheless personal him the steadiness of his contract.

Two weeks in the past, Bauer appeared in courtroom to combat an extension of the protecting order sought by the lady who alleges he assaulted her. Attorneys for each side supposed to name witnesses and the listening to was rescheduled for Aug. 2, reported the Associated Press. The decide dominated Bauer should take the stand at the moment, which is customary in such civil proceedings.

Ghiroli and Katie Strang reported particulars of the lady’s encounters with him, which she says had been initially consensual. “I agreed to have consensual intercourse; nonetheless, I didn’t agree or consent to what he did subsequent. I didn’t comply with be sexually assaulted,” the lady mentioned.

The Athletic’s report, which incorporates graphic particulars from the restraining order, together with allegations that Bauer strangled and punched the lady, may be discovered here.

Considered one of Bauer’s brokers, Jon Fetterolf, issued a statement to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, by which he asserted that the connection between Bauer and the accuser was “wholly consensual” and that “any allegations that the pair’s encounters weren’t 100% consensual are baseless, defamatory, and will probably be refuted to the fullest extent of the regulation.”

MLB’s home violence coverage was carried out in 2016 and 13 gamers have since been disciplined, with suspensions starting from 14 video games to 162 video games.

Bauer, 30, went 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 17 begins previous to being positioned on administrative go away.