Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s leave extended through March 19 by MLB, union

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative go away was prolonged Friday for every week by Main League Baseball and the gamers’ affiliation.

The extension begins Sunday, the necessary reporting date for spring coaching, and runs by means of March 19. Bauer won’t report back to spring coaching through the extension or earlier than the necessary reporting date.

He was positioned on seven days’ paid go away July 2 beneath the union and MLB’s joint home violence and sexual assault coverage after a Southern California girl stated he choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had anal intercourse together with her with out her consent throughout two sexual encounters earlier final 12 months.

MLB and the union have since agreed to a number of extensions.

Bauer didn’t pitch after June 29. He had a document of 8-2 and a 2.59 ERA in 17 appearances in his first season with the Dodgers. He was paid his $28 million wage final 12 months.

Los Angeles prosecutors final month determined to not cost Bauer for allegedly beating and sexually abusing the San Diego girl he met by means of social media.

Prosecutors had been unable to show the girl’s accusations past an affordable doubt, the Los Angeles County district lawyer’s workplace stated in a doc concluding their investigation.

After the prosecutors’ resolution, Bauer vehemently denied in a seven-minute video posted on YouTube that he abused the girl. He stated the 2 engaged in tough intercourse at her suggestion and adopted tips they agreed to upfront. Every encounter ended with them joking and her spending the evening.

The Related Press doesn’t usually establish individuals who say they’ve been victims of sexual assault.

After profitable his first Cy Younger with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020, Bauer agreed to a $102 million, three-year contract to hitch his hometown Dodgers.