The administrative license for the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor bauer it has again been extended for a week until Aug. 20, the fifth extension, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
A civil hearing for the temporary restraining order obtained against Bauer is scheduled for Aug. 16 and 19 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The hearing was twice granted an extension at the request of Bauer’s legal team.
MLB may unilaterally place a player on administrative leave for up to seven days under a joint domestic violence policy, but must obtain the consent of the MLB Players Association thereafter. Bauer has not been with the Dodgers since he was initially put on administrative leave on July 2.
Bauer, 30, has been accused by a woman of suffocating her until she lost consciousness multiple times, striking her in various areas of her body and leaving her with injuries that required hospitalization over the course of two sexual encounters earlier this year. according to a domestic violence restraining order that was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 28, of which ESPN obtained copies.
The temporary restraining order was enforced ex parte, which can be obtained without the involvement of the other party. Bauer’s side has strongly denied the sexual assault allegations, calling the interactions between him and the woman “totally consensual” and saying in a previous statement that Bauer “vehemently denies his account of their two meetings.”
The initial hearing to decide whether the temporary restraining order would become permanent took place on July 23 and was delayed for an additional six working days after Bauer’s attorneys requested more time to prepare a defense against witnesses and evidence who claimed not to. have received until the night before the hearing. An extension was obtained once again on July 29.
Bauer attended the initial hearing, as did the woman. Bauer’s legal team told the judge that they had advised him not to testify, given the ongoing investigation, but the petitioner’s side stated that he must nonetheless take the stand, even if he invokes his Fifth Amendment right not to. answer questions. Both parties could call something in the neighborhood of 10 witnesses in total.
Bauer, the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner, joined the Dodgers in February with a record three-year, $ 102 million contract that includes two release clauses.
ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez contributed to this report.
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