Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Trevor Bauer is under investigation by authorities in Southern California
after a woman accused of sexual assault was given short-term administrative leave on Friday by Major League Baseball. The decision, at least for now, prevents what could have been Bauer’s specter from taking the mound while police and the league continued to investigate, with the details of the charges being publicly known. On Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team planned to leave Bauer, 30, his next scheduled start Sunday in Washington while following MLB’s direction, who also had to say Bauer shouldn’t. he will not play. “The MLB investigation into the allegations against Trevor Bauer is ongoing,” the law said in a statement Friday. “While no decision has been made in this matter, we have made the decision to place Mr. Bauer on seven-day administrative leave with immediate effect. MLB continues to gather information as part of our ongoing investigation into the active criminal investigation by the Pasadena Police Department. ”The policy negotiated collectively by MLB regarding domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse gives Bauer the right to challenge the administrative license. But he will not contest MLB’s decision, according to his agents, Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba, who have continued to deny the accuser’s claims. “Mr. Bauer will not appeal MLB’s decision to put him on administrative leave for the time being to minimize any distractions for the Dodgers organization and its partners,” officials said in a statement by email. “It should be noted that the administrative permit is neither a disciplinary measure nor a conclusion of the league’s investigation.” Under the collectively negotiated rules, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred can put a player on charge of a violation. on administrative leave, in which he is paid but not allowed to participate in events. games, and the movement “should not be considered as disciplinary.” The commissioner may also remand a player’s placement on leave until he is charged with a crime or the commissioner’s office receives “credible information to corroborate the allegations.” At the end of the seven days, MLB may seek an extension from the players ’union. On Tuesday, a woman filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court for a temporary restraining order of domestic violence against Bauer. The request was accepted. Police in Pasadena, California, confirmed Tuesday that a woman accused Bauer of assaulting her in the city on or around May 16, and that she began investigating the charge shortly after she was arrested.
The woman’s attorney, Marc H. Garelick, said her client suffered “severe physical and emotional pain” as a result of an assault on Bauer. Fetterolf denied any wrongdoing by his client, claiming that Bauer and the accuser had a “brief and completely consensual” sexual relationship initiated by the woman in April and consisting of two encounters. The agent said Bauer had messages from the woman asking that she be strangled and slapped.
After learning of the allegations Tuesday, MLB also began studying the matter. Details of the woman’s accusations were published in newspapers on Wednesday.
Documents requesting the orderThe temporary ban on nance contains a statement from the woman, medical assessments, photographs of the woman’s bruised face and what have been described as screenshots of messages between her and Bauer. In the question, the woman said what started as a consensual relationship with the hard sex led to anal sex without her consent, in addition to being strangled with her hair until she lost it. challenged the restraining order at a hearing scheduled for July 23 in Los Angeles.
During the 2020 Pandemic-Shortened season, Bauer posted an average win of 1.73 over 73 innings with the Cincinnati Reds to win his first Cy Young Award. During the winter, Bauer, who also lived for Arizona and Cleveland, signed a free agent contract with the Dodgers for three years and a $ 102 million guarantee. He has an 8-5 record and an ERA of 2.59. for the Dodgers in 17 debuts this season.
