'I am appealing this action and expect to prevail. 'In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy,' he said Friday in a statement.
Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman's accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.īauer repeatedly has said that everything that happened between the two was consensual. She later sought - but was denied - a restraining order. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies.īauer's lengthy suspension comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in June 2021, in Atlanta.