MEXICO CITY (apro).- Major League Baseball made the decision to apply a two-year suspension to Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for domestic violence and sexual assault.
Trevor Bauer arrived at the Dodgers in early 2021, playing until June 28, since the next day a San Diego woman filed a lawsuit for a restraining order against the player.
She stated that Bauer assaulted her in April and May of that year, strangling her while they were having sex, where the player “went beyond consensual rough sex,” as well as hitting, scratching and leaving injuries that landed her in the emergency room.
In the first instance, he was placed on administrative leave, which despite not allowing him to play or use any team facilities, he did receive his salary. But now with the suspension, he will no longer be able to access his payment.
The sanction is exactly 324 games, which will cost him the rest of the 2022 season, all of 2023, and he would return only in the first games of 2024. This is the longest sanction imposed in the MLB (Major League Baseball) under the domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy.
“In the strongest possible terms, I deny having committed any violation of the domestic violence and sexual assault policy. I will appeal this action and hope to succeed. As I have said throughout this process, my attorneys and I will respect the confidentiality of the proceeding,” Bauer posted on his social media.
With this publication, it was also learned that Bauer has filed a defamation lawsuit and that he will appeal the decision of the MLB.
