Trevor Bauer, the L.A. Dodgers pitcher who was serving a two-year suspension, was reinstated to Major League Baseball today by an arbitrator.
Bauer’s suspension, originally slated for 324 games, now amounts to 194 games. Bauer is eligible to resume playing immediately, but the Dodgers will have to mull whether they want him back.
They have 24 days to decide if the former Cy Young award-winner will be worth the bad publicity.The suspension of Bauer was baseball’s longest since adopting a domestic violence policy.
Bauer was accused of punching and choking a woman into unconsciousness during two sexual encounters. He has claimed all acts were consensual and filed defamation lawsuits against his accuser and her attorney.
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