Trevor Bauer, No. 27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, returns to the cavity after the summit of the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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Trevor Bauer, the high-priced Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, will miss the rest of the baseball season and the 2021 postseason as police authorities continue to investigate allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman.
Bauer, who denies the offenses, has been on administrative leave due to this investigation since early this summer.
According to someone familiar with the situation, Major League Baseball and the union representing the players agreed to extend Bauer’s administrative leave until the end of the World Series. The deal came after both sides acknowledged that Bauer would not be in a position to play again this season.
MLB continues its own Bauer investigation.
“Today Mr. Bauer agreed to extend his administrative leave through the playoffs in good measure and in an effort to minimize any distractions toward the Dodgers organization and his teammates,” agents Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba said Friday. . “He continues to cooperate with the MLB investigation and refutes baseless allegations against him.”
“Again, by definition administrative leave is not a disciplinary action nor does it in any way reflect a finding in the league’s investigation,” they added.
The Major League Baseball Players Association and the Dodgers declined to comment.
In late August, the Pasadena, California, police department handed over the findings of its investigation to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The DA office has not decided whether to charge him.
Last month, a Los Angeles judge denied the 27-year-old woman who accused Bauer of assaulting a permanent restraining order against him. She claimed Bauer drowned her to the point of unconsciousness and punched her repeatedly during two sexual encounters.
Bauer, 30, was first placed on administrative leave on July 2 and has not filed since June 28. He has received remuneration for his entire termination.
The MLB is not expected to decide whether to suspend Bauer until prosecutors decide whether to charge him.
The Dodgers signed Bauer, who won the Cy Young Award last year as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, for a three-year, $ 102 million contract in February. The deal made the pitcher one of the highest paid baseball players.
– CNBC’s Jabari Young contributed to this report