{"id":179526,"date":"2023-01-07T05:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T05:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/los-angeles-dodgers-cut-ties-with-embattled-pitcher-trevor-bauer\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T05:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T05:02:14","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-cut-ties-with-embattled-pitcher-trevor-bauer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/los-angeles-dodgers-cut-ties-with-embattled-pitcher-trevor-bauer\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers cut ties with embattled pitcher Trevor Bauer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Los Angeles Dodgers officially cut ties Friday with starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, the embattled former Cy Young Award winner who was previously handed an unprecedented suspension following of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

Bauer was designated for assignment, which means the Dodgers have until 2 pm ET on Thursday to find a trade partner. If they can’t, Bauer will be placed on unconditional release waivers. If he clears those, which is considered the likely scenario, he’ll become a free agent the following day.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers’ decision came two weeks after an independent arbitrator trimmed Bauer’s suspension from 324 games to 194, reinstating him immediately but docking his pay for the remaining 50 games to begin the 2023 season. The ruling triggered a 14-day window for the Dodgers to decide whether to add him to their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

They stretched their decision right up until Friday’s deadline, ultimately choosing a route that had long been expected. The Dodgers are on the hook for the $22.5 million Bauer is still owed for the final season of his contract but would save $720,000, the major league minimum, if another team signs him in the open market.<\/p>\n

“The Dodgers organization believes that of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process given to the accused,” the team wrote in a lengthy statement<\/a> Friday. “From the beginning, we have fully cooperated with Major League Baseball’s investigation and strictly followed the process stipulated under MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.<\/p>\n