Major League Baseball has placed Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on seven-day administrative leave amid sexual assault allegations. What does it mean — and what’s next?
Major League Baseball placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer on a seven-day administrative leave Friday amid allegations of sexual assault. Bauer, who had been scheduled to pitch Sunday in Washington, D.C., has denied the allegations and released a statement that he will not appeal MLB’s decision. As we await the next development in this case, let’s take a closer look at Friday’s news, what it means, where the investigation stands and what could happen next. What is Trevor Bauer accused of? A woman who had two sexual encounters with Bauer obtained a restraining order against him in L.A. County Superior Court earlier this week. In her declaration — made under the penalty of perjury — she alleged that Bauer assaulted her by choking her until she lost consciousness on multiple occasions, punched her in several areas of her body and scratched the side of her face. The second encounter, which took place on May 16 at Bauer’s home in Pasadena, California, left her with an acute head injury, significant head and facial trauma and signs of a basilar skull fracture, according to medical notes that were provided as part of the declaration. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is under investigation following sexual assault allegations. Story MLB puts Bauer on leave| What we know The restraining order was obtained by a judge’s ruling and doesn’t require input from the other party. But Bauer’s side is expected to deny the allegations during a scheduled court hearing on July 23. One of Bauer’s attorneys, John Fetterolf, issued a statement saying their sexual encounters were « wholly consensual, » adding that « her basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent and deliberately omits key facts, information and her own relevant communication.
