A source says MLB extended Trevor Bauer‘s leave based on a domestic violence charge to two more weeks.
Major League Baseball and the Pasadena Police Department are conducting separate investigations into Bauer after the woman said in the order that he choked her until she lost consciousness on multiple occasions, punching her in several areas of her body and leaving her with injuries that required hospitalization over the course of two sexual encounters this year, the last of which occurred on May 16 at Bauer’s Pasadena, California, home.
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Bauer’s representatives say the relationship was consensual. That brings me to an aspect of this story I have not seen discussed. Given the various articles on the subject one might infer that Bauer is aroused by violence. Does MLB, the Players Association, and opposing batters really want someone like that throwing baseballs at people? This isn’t an anger management issue, this is a personal preference issue. How MLB deals with that aspect of the case will be very challenging.
If there’s ever a movie made about his life, the title should be Trevor Bauer: Eyes Wide Shut.
Without having met the man, I’m prepared to assume that he can distinguish between an attractive woman (women apparently being his preference) and Buster Posey. They’re different things.
I mean, I’ve made it to 49 years old without once asking a coworker or teammate to do the things I enjoy from my romantic partners.