MLB ace pitcher Trevor Bauer was reinstated after a ban for domestic and sexual abuse was reduced.
Bauer was issued a 324-game ban after a San Diego woman accused him of sexual and domestic abuse, ESPN reported. On Thursday, the MLB announced that the ban was reduced to a 194-game suspension, which he has already served, meaning he is reinstated. The Los Angeles Dodgers, the team he pitches for, have not yet announced whether they will put him back on the field.
In a statement, the MLB acknowledged that although the situation was “difficult,” the league would follow the ruling of a “neutral arbitrator.”
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“After an exhaustive review of the available evidence the neutral arbitrator upheld an unpaid suspension of 194 games. As part of the decision, the arbitrator reinstated Mr. Bauer effectively immediately, with a loss of pay covering the 144 games he was suspended during the 2022 season,” the MLB said in a statement. “While we believe a longer suspension was warranted, MLB will abide by the neutral arbitrator’s decision, which upholds baseball’s longest-ever active player suspension for sexual assault or domestic violence.”
“We understand this process was difficult for the witnesses involved and we thank them for their participation. Due to the collectively bargained confidentiality provisions of the joint program, we are unable to provide further details at this time,” the league added.
MLB releases a statement regarding Trevor Bauer. His 324-game suspension has been reduced to 194 games. He has already served that amount of games, so he is reinstated. pic.twitter.com/niuQVx16tv
— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) December 23, 2022
In June 2021, a California woman filed a restraining order against Bauer. It alleged that during a sexual encounter, he had choked her unconscious, punched her, and scratched her all throughout her body. The order said he then sodomized her without her consent, leading to injuries so severe that she had to go to the emergency room, ESPN reported.
Days later, another woman accused Bauer of choking and scratching her without her consent during a sexual encounter. She said he also sent her threatening text messages.
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Bauer and his attorneys admitted to causing the injuries of the two women during sex but argued that the encounters were fully consensual, the Wall Street Journal reported.
After an extensive investigation, the MLB initially banned Bauer from playing for 324 games, a sentence that was commuted to 194 games on Thursday.
Bauer celebrated his reinstatement on Twitter.
“Can’t wait to see y’all out at a stadium soon!” he tweeted.
The 2023 season Vlog is going to be ??! Can’t wait to see y’all out at a stadium soon!
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) December 23, 2022
