The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports). The BayStars are expected to soon officially announce the signing.
It will mark Bauer’s second season in NPB and second with the BayStars, after posting a 2.76 ERA over 130 2/3 innings with Yokohama in 2023. In between his two stints in Japan, Bauer pitched with Diablos Rojos del Mexico in 2024, delivering a 2.48 ERA over 83 1/3 frames. He signed with the Mexican League club after first exploring the possibility of a return to the majors, as his representatives spoke with some unnamed MLB teams in November 2023.
Bauer pitched in parts of 10 Major League seasons from 2012-21 with the Diamondbacks, Cleveland, Reds, and Dodgers, averaging 181 innings per season from 2014-19. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Bauer won the NL Cy Young Award after posting a 1.73 ERA over 73 innings with Cincinnati. Bauer then signed a three-year, $102MM free agent contract with the Dodgers during the 2020-21 offseason, but this tenure in Los Angeles ended after three months and 107 2/3 innings when he was placed on administrative leave pending a league investigation.
That summer, a woman accused Bauer of sexual assault and filed a restraining order against him in California. Two other women in Ohio later came forward with similar accusations. In August 2021, a California judge denied the restraining order request, and the Los Angeles district attorney’s office later declined to pursue criminal charges. As per a statement from the DA’s office, “after a thorough review of the available evidence, including the civil restraining order proceedings, witness statements and the physical evidence, the People are unable to prove the relevant charges beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Because the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy doesn’t require criminal charges for the league to take action, Bauer was issued a 324-game suspension (the equivalent of two full seasons) in April 2022. This record-long suspension was later reduced to 192 games in December 2022 after Bauer appealed the ruling, and the Dodgers released him the next month and ate the $22.5MM remaining on his contract. Also in 2023, Bauer and his first accuser settled their mutual lawsuits out of court, and another woman reportedly filed a civil action against Bauer accusing him of a sexual assault that took place in Arizona in 2020.
Inb4 “COMMENTS CLOSED”
Comment section will be fun on this one
“So, not coming to Toronto then..?”
178iq,
Not even close. He’s been above average in two foreign leagues the last couple of years, nothing especially interesting, and that’s before considering his personality issues.
Lol, this is factually not true and seen in the article. He’s been elite and is strictly not being given a look because of baggae.
GBS, he was below average in the NPB. Ranked 90th in a league with just 12 teams.
He had a 4.51 ERA in MLB when not admittedly cheating. He had a 2.76 ERA in Japan which ranked 90th in a 12-team league.
None of that is elite. It’s not even average.
He’s 34 and hasn’t pitched in MLB for 4 seasons.
3 seasons, not that it matters much.
Fair enough. 3 seasons.
Someone left the comments on…yikes
Trying to sneak this in while Chiefs-Bills is going on
I hate that the chiefs one at this point they are exactly like the patriots with GOAT QB and TE and head coach
I’m shocked comments are still open since at least 1/3rd of this site wants Bauer back on their team which is scary
@STNMF It’s scary to me that an accusation is enough for you to want to have the dude banished for life from MLB.
He violated the MLB rules concerning sexual assault. This isnt up for debate. It’s not “an accusation”: it is the fact that he sodomized and punched an unconscious woman
Yes it is up for debate and no he never sodomized and punched an unconscious woman.
He admitted to assaulting this woman, it is a fact.
Yeah, strange the comments aren’t closed for this one. Finally moving on i guess???
…or, is it because of the new guy in office??
O’s,
Why would you even think this?
gbs42 — I’d elaborate, but, if it ain’t that, it ain’t that. And I’m good with it. Wasn’t trying to be all rabbit-hole-ish.
Who knows? An interesting change of stance from the site. Comments should be interesting.
Why would it have anything to do with Trump? What’s the connection ? (Okay I know they have various things in common, but otherwise What’s the connection?) I wouldn’t be surprised if he forced one of his billionaire buddies who owns a team to go ahead and sign him.
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This doesn’t make sense? He was never convicted of anything and players who were accused of doing worse were unfortunately not banned but this guy accused but never found guilty of any of the accusations and still no teams are giving him a shot? Regardless of what information we do not know of he was never found guilty of any crimes other than he said she said and he’s black balled? MLB puts a hit on a guy and every teams falls in line. There must be something crazy in his jacket that doesn’t warrant criminal charges other than his hurtful Twitter comments?
Headline should be:
PERV PITCHER PROCURES PACT.
Or Bauer added to “Megan’s Top 100 Prospects”?
That’s slander.
Trevor Bauer throws the Roger Beshens Football Slider.
He does. He just claims it is his own original pitch. The curse of Beshens bites hard.
What’s the big whoop about that and why do people keep talking about it?
Make NPB Great Again.
Time to close the comments before the incels come out in force.
Undatable feminists use “incel.”
What’s your excuse?
@BuyButMets,
I’m guessing you responded because this hit a bit too close to home, and that’s unfortunate. Wouldn’t it be better if you incel guys and these undateable feminists could somehow get together and work things out? Come on, give it a try!
Those undatable feminists get more than you’ve ever gotten.
Actual incels would *hate* Trevor Bauer. He is exactly the type of “obnoxious brute” that Elliot Rodger was ranting about in his video.
@outinleftfield No I know it because it’s common sense. Flagged for ad hominem attacks.
he had a 2.48 ERA in mexico? haha bum
We found him, guys
Well at least he still gets a chance to still play.
Trevor Bauer must be truthful with himself and acknowledge that in May 2018 he received guidance from Roger Beshens on how to throw the Roger Beshens Football Slider. Roger Beshens frequently shares those messages on Twitter. Instead Bauer explained to Al Leiter and Pedro at the 2018 All Star game that he learned how to throw that pitch on his own. That’s known as karma. Bauer faced the consequences of his actions.
Perhaps Al passed some of that karma on to his son.
I think every MLB team had to have been in some sort of agreement to shut him out, because, if not, there’s no reasonable explanation for not signing him – baseball has always been and always will be played for money, it’s just ridiculous what happened to Bauer and all the hate he gets. The man got a raw deal, he’s not guilty of any crimes, and he’s an absolute pro of a pitcher in the prime of his career, he’d be one of the top starters in the league. I watch his YT, he posts a lot of baseball content, you can see exactly how incredibly talented he is and confident in his abilities.
Surprised Bauer hasn’t been able to return to Major League Baseball yet. Hopefully he continues to pitch well in Japan in 2025 and that opens up a big league shot for him
@TribeFan88
I think he’s done in the MLB. If teams aren’t willing to sign him when he’s in his low-30s, I doubt they want a 35+ year old starter signed.
Hopefully we never have to see him in MLB again.
Just for comparisons sake, the last time he played in the NPB he had a 2.76 ERA that ranked 90th among starting pitchers in NPB as a whole and 47th in the Japan Central League. With just 12 teams in NPB that means he was a back of the rotation starter in Japan. A #6 starter. Does that sound like an MLB quality pitcher to you?
Can you tell me what Shota Imanaga’s 2023 ERA was?
Can you then tell me Trevor Bauer’s?
That’s a disingenuous lie again from you. You’re including relievers and basing your ranking based on ERA.
baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?type=pi…
If anyone is interested to see where he pulled his BS.
Ok Ryan. Whatever you say Ryan.
Sort by ERA. 47th. In a 6-team division. So where did I lie Ryan?
I posted the facts. You don’t like facts Ryan. You have proven that over the years.
Just admit that you are Ryan. We all already know it.
lol That’s 47th in ERA if you count relievers.
Tell me where Dylan Cease ranks in ERA when you include relievers with no minimum IP threshold.
Ok Ryan. Say hello to my little friend. This Ryan account joins the other Ryan accounts.
Tomoyuki Sugano put up worse numbers and he’s now being paid $13MM to pitch in a big league rotation.
Ryan loved Bauer like he could do no wrong. Which is weird. You hate Bauer and feel the need to put a spin on his on field performance. When you just don’t like or agree with him personally.
I think Bauer is a narcissist who has cost himself 100’s of millions. Thinks he’s the smartest man in the room all the time.
With all that being said—I’m not going to deny that he’s clearly been capable of being a major league starter over the last few years.
Jbigz and Ryan hate each other Einstein!
Oh and by the way you are 100% correct in your assessment of Bauer Jbigz. It’s a real shame too because the behind the scenes narrations of his starts that he posts on Youtube could be great for baseball imo.
lol I do not hate you Ryan. I’ve said that before.
So funny that this guy thinks I’m actually you. But I I believe at one point you accused me of being him but I think that was cleared up pretty quick. Just funny to me.
Anyways, cheers!
If his NPB performance hasn’t got him a shot so far, nothing he can do this year will likely change that. 34 and getting older, a public relations nightmare and just a plain jerk isn’t something teams are looking to sign.
Are you ignorant or just horrible?
Listen, it’s not collusion it’s cancer, nobody wants him around, owners, managers, players, nobody!
His MLB career is over, o. v. e. r. OVER!! Ahahahahaha!
@NYCityRiddler
Mine is over too. No one wants an old man.
@Old York
You’re the man, you’re one of the few people on here who is worth reading. Keep the faith pal & go Yanks! Ahahaha!
York – There are plenty of women who want an old man, if he’s rich ;O)
@Fever Pitch Guy
I told you I’m a greeter at Walmart. I thought you had the rich parents!?!
He made his bed long before the lawsuits started rolling in.
Good to see him back with the Baystars. Not going to be fun having him pitch against my Giants but I’m glad he gets to play again.
Have a least favorite Japanese team now.
He belong in the mLB he was step up mlb is black ball him it sickens
You weren’t there either, how do you know he DIDN’T do it? What makes your opinion correct vs. the 3–4 women who have come forward?
Well for one he showed a video that the one accuser made of her smiling while in bed with him sleeping beside her that showed no signs of bruising or any sign of violence of any kind.
He also showed records of her texting people about her plan to get money from him (before said incident occurred).
There were also texts where it shows she was planning on having someone else bruise her up before she went to the police.
Part of the settlement that he made with her in court was that he would be allowed to show the evidence to prove that he was innocent. If he wasn’t, do you really think she would have agreed to that?
And how do you know when that video is taken? Why should we believe you when your source is Bauer himself? Also, you’re focused on one woman when there are others, plus all the years of online harassment of other women.
A video that he refused to admit as evidence in court even though it might have been enough to win the one defamation case that he allowed to go to court and that he lost. Do you think maybe, just maybe, it was fake?
The settlement was sealed, so you have no idea what was in it. All anyone knows is she got $80,000. That is it.
The other women were even less convincing than L. H. One was even indicted for felony fraud and extortion against Bauer and another guy.
The girl already admitted that that video wasn’t fake. And I’m not sure how you fake a video like that one. Her argument was that the bruises hadn’t set in yet or something like that but she confirmed that the video was authentic.
Settlement involved no money changing hands or admission of wrongdoing. The $80k was from her father’s homeowner’s insurance. She has confirmed this.
Jaysfan’s source isn’t Bauer. It’s Lindsey herself. She admitted that the video was real and was taken when and where Bauer said it was taken.
Because if it wasn’t true, then the woman would have launched a fresh set of lawsuits. Part of the resolution of the previous lawsuits was that Bauer would have the ability to show those videos to the public. How do you think he got the videos and texts off her phone in the first place??
She didn’t get that money from him. It came from her insurance company or something along those lines. Bauer himself didn’t pay out anything.
The women were all grifters. He was a mark. He talked through it all on his YT, showed what I think was conclusive proof. Come on man, you know how many women are out there who are trying to get their hooks in a pro athlete multi millionaire… it’s not like he met any of them at church.
@Luke Strong
Or maybe it’s the opposite: jocks using their status to get their hooks in women. As a guy, I’ve been around plenty of guys who have pulled that crap. Lots of guys are insecure jerks who think controlling a woman makes them a real “man.”
Far fewer than you think, sorry you’ve had such bad experiences with women making you believe this.
Also, the woman he spent 12 hours harassing on YouTube was a grifter?
Trevor Bauer never would have won the Cy Young without the Roger Beshens Football Slider. Bauer and Driveline took advantage of that pitch crediting technology instead of recognizing Roger Beshens.
Roger Beshens didn’t need any technology to explain how to throw his Football Slider. On center grip, throw like a football, stiff wrist.
Where is the technology if we already know about it?
You mean the sweeper?
I despise Trevor Bauer he’s a clubhouse cancer and a narcissistic a-hole. However he was cleared of any wrong doing and should not be banned from playing in MLB.
He’s not band. He’s unwanted.
Barry Bonds at age 42, had a 162 ops+ season, and ops over 1.000. He got no offers for his age 43 season.
Nobody wanted him. Was that because of ability, or…
He’s not banned. No one wants to sign him.
He also was not cleared of any wrongdoing like OP says. Not in the slightest! MLB gave him the longest suspension in history for violating the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. And then an independent arbitrator gave him the longest suspension in history for violating the joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
he’s not banned, no team wants a clubhouse cancer and narcissistic a-hole as you said yourself.
False. Bauer wasn’t cleared of wrongdoing; he broke the rules and is paying the price. People lose their jobs over stuff like this all the time. Why should Bauer be treated differently than those people?
From the story:
“Because the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy doesn’t require criminal charges for the league to take action.”
He’s going to sue in a few years. And he’s going to win. MLB has a monopoly on professional baseball in America. Csnt blackball someone like this.
Bauer and BITA. Certain kinds of guys stick together.
He will sue. And he will win. Wait and see.
If he actually did it then there would have been charges. It’s no coincidence the suspension was the exact length of the Dodger’s contract. They want it out from that contract and MLB was happy to oblige since Bauer is not the most popular one in their offices.
The burden of proof is far lower for MLB.
I missed where he was cleared. I think you missed where an arbitrator heard both sides and being the only one to hear both sides, ruled that the longest suspension in MLB history was warranted. I also know he took no further legal action against MLB. He may not be legally guilty, but he sure isn’t innocent.
Actually, the arbiter ruled that suspension was too long and cut a significant amount off of it. By the time the decision was made, he had already served the entirety of the suspension that the arbiter lowered it to. Kind of hard to lower it further at that point.
It’s not just the women. It’s the other stunts he pulled like wrecking his hand before the playoffs playing with his drone or launching the ball to center when he got the hook. I listened to a number of his pressers when he was with Cleveland. I’ve never heard such a self-absorbed narcissist. He was never a team guy. He was all about his own stats and his latest genius trick.
Being a narcissist is not a reason to not employ someone who won a Cy Young award not too long ago and is still in his prime years.
He will sue. And he will win.
But it’s not the reason, because there are so many others
What legitimate reason is there for him not being in MLB right now?
His treatment of women for the better part of a decade.
Joel, if he could have sued, he would have. He was found to have violated MLB policy. Once by MLB and a second time by an arbitrator. Since then he has said he will not stop doing what got him suspended because he things its his private business. He will never play in MLB until he agrees to stop. Since he won’t he can play in Mexico and Japan.
@BITA, Actually, it can be a reason or one of the reasons. Baseball is a business, they are not obligated to hire everyone or anyone. If individual owners view an individual as harmful to the product the owner is putting on the field or their product image/reputation, they may decide not to employ that individual. They are under no obligation to employ them.
If he sues, he will lose. If he felt he had a case, he probably would have sued by now so that he could play in the majors again. He has offered to play for league minimum which suggests he values playing highly. Just because no team has offered him a contract is not evidence of collusion or blacklisting. It is probably evidence that all the teams see the costs of having him are greater than the benefits.
That a pitcher throwing the ball over the CF fence when pulled is some unutterable black mark, is absurd.
See we needed a good thread to exercise the mute button!
Indeed.
@Salzilla
Mute….!!!
/s
What a joke. A cy young pitcher colluded against and black balled by MLB from the game over an accusation that was utterly debunked.
Urias is out of baseball.
Now for Bauer. Start with baseball skills only.
He had a 4.51 ERA in MLB when not cheating with sticky stuff. We know EXACTLY when he was cheating because he told everyone when he had cheated on his YouTube videos.
2.76 ERA in NPB. That ranked 90th in the 12 team NPB as a whole and 47th in a 6 team Central league.
He is NOT a good pitcher.
Now for the rest.
Bauer and his attorney admitted to beating women to get his rocks off. He said it was consensual, and it might have been. When FOUR women come out about it, it’s likely not, but let’s go with while sick, its consensual.
It’s STILL against the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence policy. He agreed to live by those rules when he signed his contract, and it is against those rules.
He was convicted twice of violating that policy on 3 counts, all with different women. Once by MLB and one by an independent arbitrator when he appealed the suspension.
Bauer has said repeatedly that he is not willing to stop the behavior that got him suspended. That it is private. That may be, but it’s still against MLB policy. to play in MLB you have to agree to abide by that policy and he has said repeatedly that he has no intention of doing so.
Why would any team take a chance on him doing it again and getting suspended again even if he was a good pitcher? We have determined already that he is NOT a good pitcher.
Bauer was never found not guilty. His case never went to court in California. There is still one lawsuit pending against him in Arizona. He has only been to court once on the subject and he lost that case. He sued a publication for defamation and the court ruled against Bauer. He dropped the 2 other defamation cases he had filed within days of losing that case in court.
He is a cancer in the clubhouse. Look at how many former MLB teammates from 3 different teams said publicly that they would not want to play with him again. Of his former teammates on 3 different teams, only TWO have said they would want him back. TWO.
He is consistently misogynistic and toxic on social media.
He would be a PR nightmare for any team that chose to sign him, even on a minor league deal.
There is simply no benefit to signing him. Not from a baseball standpoint and certainly not from a PR standpoint. That is why no MLB team has even TALKED to him or his agent about it. We know that because Bauer keeps crying about that on social media.
@websoulsurfer (who suspiciously sounds like Pads Fans) because you are on mission to prove that you and only you are right, I have this to say.
There isn’t a team in MLB that has 5 current uninjured starting pitchers who are better than him. Your Padres have 3. 2 if they trade Dylan Cease.
Neither the commissioner’s office nor the arbiter has the authority to “convict” Bauer or anyone else of anything.
He wasn’t found innocent because in US courts NO ONE is ever found innocent. Even in the most obvious false accusation ever it’s either find guilty or fail to find guilty. The fact that there wasn’t even enough evidence to file charges let alone bring those charges to trial and score a conviction says he’s more *likely* to have been innocent than someone who was charged but acquitted at trial. The only reason he wasn’t acquitted is because the DA wouldn’t give a jury that chance. So saying “He wasn’t found innocent his case never went to court” works in his favor not against it.
The Arizona accuser was indicted for felony fraud and extortion against Bauer. Bringing her up also hurts your case a lot more than it helps.
Have a nice day.
Believing that someone was innocent just because they didn’t go to court, or denying all his transgressions because one (of several) accuser might have embellished, is a pretty clear sign that you are dismissing misogyny and assault.
Shoeless Joe Jackson and his Black Sox teammates weren’t found guilty either.
Either was Pete Rose.
To assume that Bauer is good enough to be a #2 starter is probably a stretch. He would be getting his hands checked every inning in MLB, and he doesn’t exactly dominate without his sticky stuff. Probably still a decent pitcher, but a #2 seems far from a guarantee.
Given his current dating situation, Bauer probably still has plenty of sticky stuff on his hands.
I’m thinking a #4. It’s ludicrous to say he isn’t currently good enough to pitch in MLB like websoulsurfer is doing tho.
This guy didn’t just burn bridges at every stop in MLB, he obliterated them. That was before anything else became public. That’s not someone anyone will go to bat for, so to speak.
I can tell you no one in MLB will ever touch him. Word gets around.
I agree that claiming cheating was going on and demanding they deal with it incensed the league. Making it worse he flat out said he would cheat also, and won the cy young cheating. It forced the leagues hand.
@Barry bondser
People are generally not capable of thinking beyond their own bias. A lot of people are low IQ as well, which doesn’t help.
Wait a second, you said: “if I don’t know their character, how do I know how to properly judge them. I generally hold my opinion on many people that I have never met.”
Gee, this comment above sounds like you’re judging a lot of people you haven’t met!
@Enregistre
Those are just stats… Average IQ is about 98.
When did I say anything about IQ?
Furthermore, have you considered that YOU are maybe biased TOWARDS Bauer?
@Enregistre
I’ve never been biased in my whole life.
I don’t think you can say stuff like “people are generally not capable of thinking beyond their own bias. A lot of people are low IQ as well, which doesn’t help” when you are incapable of judging your biases.
@Enregistre
I can say it when the data confirms it. Similar to when someone drops a ball and it falls to the ground. We generally call that gravity because it’s a scientific fact. Has nothing to do with bias.
You’re missing the point. You saying that you’ve never been biased is incredibly deluded.
Bauer is reformed. He even excepted language in his NPB contract that he will do his own dishes from now on…
Why do you despise all those politicians you’ve never met?
Lock up all your wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers..he’ll, every woman in Japan as none of them are safe w Bauer on the prowl
Who actually cares about Trevor Bauer? He’s totally non significant. Shouldn’t waste any thoughts or comments on him.
Agreed
Irony.
No better way to say who cares than to comment on him.
MLB just doesn’t like him. This whole situation gave them a reason to get him gone.
I understand having to investigate such things, but dang.
By the time a team has the balls to take on the drama his arm will be gone
Bauer violated the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, as did Julio Urias. That’s why both no longer have the privilege of playing Major League Baseball.
Comparing the two is laughable
Joe, you are right. Bauer was far worse. Convicted twice by MLB and an arbitrator of violating the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy on 3 counts. Received the longest suspension in MLB history because of that fact.
His arm was never good. He had a 4.51 ERA when not using sticky substances and he went on his YouTube account and told the world exactly when he had been using them and when he hadn’t. Even in what appears to be a good season in the NPB he ranked 90th in a 12-team league, So, there is that.
They are comparable because both violated the terms of the same policy in their contract and are now out of Major League Baseball.
But….they could run for office in the US….or be in charge or some large government department….
The way things are going, Bauer will be pardoned and put in charge of women’s healthcare.
Here is the difference. One was punished in a criminal court. The other wasn’t. I don’t even think there where any charges brought against.
MLB doesn’t need legal charges to be brought to find that a player is guilty of violating their rules. Not only did MLB find him guilty of doing so, so did an arbitrator.
That you continue to argue in defense of someone that admitted to doing what he was accused of doesn’t look good for you.
That you continue to post the same falsehoods from multiple accounts doesn’t look good for you either.
It’s weird that you think there is only one person here who is anti-Bauer for all that he’s done and are accusing this guy of having burners. He’s posting facts too.
“MLB doesn’t need legal charges to be brought to find that a player is guilty of violating their rules. Not only did MLB find him guilty of doing so, so did an arbitrator.”
This is what actually happened.
There isn’t only one person. Outinleftfield specifically has multiple accounts you can obviously tell.
MLB didn’t find him “guilty” of anything. They don’t have the authority to assign guilt or innocence.
Yes they did, and yes they do. They can do their own investigations and issue their own punishment, like any employer.
Can’t wait to order the 2025 Nippon baseball card set! Tanaka, Sugano, Murakami, Bauer!
Barry bondser is Bauer’s burner
Is Bauer better than Sale, Skubal, Wheeler, Ragans, Cease, Lugo, Webb, Kirby, Gilbert, Burnes, Fried, Bibee, Shota, Valdez, Cole, Ohtani, Snell, Glasnow, Yamamoto, Nola? Or do I not know anything about baseball stats like WAR in 2024 MLB
Some of those guys have injury/durability concerns that might lead to them putting up less WAR in 2025 than Bauer would. In terms of ERA however, those dudes probably have Bauer beat.
Steven Wright did though. He signed with the Pirates, but didn’t get back to the Majors.
One team offered Wright everything in the world to pitch for them, but he turned them down.
As Wright himself said:
“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”
He should be signed to a major league club. Paid his dues on the punishment. Let him continue his career.
Playing a sport at any level isn’t a right; it’s a privilege. Nobody is blocking Bauer’s right to make a living; he just can’t do it in Major League Baseball. It happens all the time in other fields.
I have a feeling there’s something in MLB’s investigation nobody wants to come out.
Dude is a jerk but his charges were dropped along with the civil case.
Read the story. A court case or conviction is not needed.
Manfred probably has skeletons in closet that he doesn’t want to come out. Better to sweep it under the rug than to bring exposure.
Bauer is not in the MLB for the same reason why Yasiel Puig did not get back into the game after his ill-fated near-miss with the Braves in 2020 – they are simply not liked. You can make comparisons to others, but this belief that Bauer is unique in his hatred by the league is absurd. Him, Puig, Roberto Osuna, and Jose Urias are all in the same boat, as are and have been others.
But like Puig and [Julio] Urias, he was accused multiple times (Osuna was a somewhat different story but not entirely), and that sort of thing makes said allegations feel a lot more real for an employer. It’s not even about what was done as much as fear thereof, bad press, and the belief by some that he’s not a great teammate. I can understand why his presence in a lockerroom may not be desired.
I dont know if Osuna was hated, unless you mean hated because of domestic violence…but Chapman is loved for that so the MLB isnt really consistent.
@DarkSide830
As I’m sure you know, Bauer and Puig were agent Rachel Luba’s only two MLB clients.
I would absolutely love to see an in pinstripes but just imagine if he latched on to the A’s, spent a little time in Sacramento , then on to Vegas baby!!
It just might be fun for a little while reading all the over exaggerated stories about MLB players and all the terrible things they did that most people could only dream of having the money to do exactly the same things player did
Yes he was cleared of the accusations. Regardless he’s considered a clubhouse cancer and a headache. That’s why no one is signing him. This isn’t hard to understand
He wasn’t cleared of anything. The suspension was upheld, although shortened,
MLB suspension means little outside of baseball, the suspension was reduced to basically time served
Not cleared at all in fact
He was found guilty of violating MLB policy twice. Once by MLB and then again on appeal.
No one is signing him because he has said he will not stop doing what got him suspended in the first place.
@outinleftfield He still wasn’t “found guilty” of anything.
Yes, he was, in MLB’s investigation. They have the right to suspend players.
They do have the right to suspend players but that is not synonymous with “finding them guilty” of anything.
Funny enough, he never pitched for the Guardians… and never will.
Nothing like a Bauer article to have a spike in website traffic
Some one was just saying something to the effect that this off season is boring.. leave it to Bauer to fix that problem lol
Got blackballed for being kinky in his personal life with women who were willing.
#justicefortrevor
so glad the mute button works
I’d like to hear from Wander Franco…..
Why hasn’t the Players Union ever filed a grievance on behalf of Bauer?
Because they represent the majority not one lone wolf. Bauer is on his own.
Not true. They have filed grievances on behalf of single players before, like Kris Bryant.
It’s pretty telling they haven’t, isn’t it?
The Bryant situation is one that is about all future players. This is entirely different.
He will sue. And he will win. Kapernick 2.0 wait and see.
lmao what a ludicrous comparison. The NFL blackballed Kaepernick because he took a stand against racism by protesting the anthem. Bauer beat up women.
He didn’t beat up anyone you made that up.
He punched an unconscious woman. Not up for debate.
Dude, are you for real? The guy himself said he won’t stop stuff that’s I’m private. I’m sorry that your hero is a vile POS, but get over it and move on. He’s not pitching in MLB ever again.
Even if he sues what does he get out of it? Money? Maybe. To take the field on a Major League mound in an MLB game again? Not going to happen.
Bauer is getting paid to play competitively in Japan, while it’s not MLB it’s something and even he isn’t making that big of a deal over it
What’s he supposed to do pout and whine?
Wait until he’s 40 he will sue and win. And it’s going to be a lot of money might he 200 million. Playing baseball in Japan is nothing like MLB.
Why does that matter when he won’t be able to pitch? What will he prove, that teams are “colluding” against him then?
Because Rob Manfred and the owners never violated the CBA in connection with Bauer. If the Dodgers had attempted to withhold his remaining salary after he was reinstated or something like that then it would be different.
If only he had an interpreter to blame he would still be pitching in the major leagues
Let’s keep this simple: each team is a company and when you hire someone to work at your company you do background checks. Trevor Bauer’s background check is littered with red flags. In this country, that’s the end of story at the highest level as it should be
And yet, he’s still making money playing baseball so I wouldn’t feel too bad for him.
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I was right. They came out in droves and I am lucky to have not even seen their posts.
nice surfer. You clearly have even better taste and judgement.
mine reads:
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Don’t worry. The “authors” of those comments are getting crushed.
All of barry bondser’s got deleted or he was banned.
Friendly reminder that Bauer is a rapist who admitted to raping multiple women. Having intercourse with an unconscious person is rape. A person who is not conscious cannot consent. Just so we’re all clear.
If he “admitted to raping multiple women” he would be in prison right now. Hope that helps!
So if someone isn’t tried and convicted, they’re innocent? How about OJ?
OJ never “admitted” to anything.
But he was guilty so who cares
A 35year old loser by the time he’s done. Fanboy incels “bur he’s a top 20 pitcher” hasn’t pitched against real competition since 2021. A 73 inning cy young lmao and he’s a top 20 dude. Cry harder he ain’t coming back
“incels” like you know anything about the sex lives of those people lmfao
Gotta love all the ignorant hypocrites. There were NO charges filed by district attorneys, there were no trials, one of the women texted him AFTER he supposedly beat her up. So basically this guys life was ruined by some women ACCUSING him of a crime. I could accuse anyone of anything but unless there’s evidence it’s going to go no further than accusations. He was convicted in the court of public opinion by people who have never been near a law library. Kinky sex with willing women got him suspended and blackballed. Makes no sense. Why does MLB care what kind of sex Trevor and his groupies are into?
He violated the terms of MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. Criminal charges aren’t needed for the league to take action. It’s all there in the story you didn’t read.
So, he didn’t get charged with anything, but MLB decided he did something wrong. And he gets suspended for having rough sex with willing women. Who decides what sex a man and woman can have? Is it okay if two men have rough sex? I didn’t read this story because I’ve read police reports, his interviews with the police, and probably a thousand stories by real journalists,not people writing for MLB Trade Rumors. Equating the writers on this website to real journalists is like arguing the Three Stooges are real dramatic actors. Try reading some of the legal documents and not forming your opinions from TV news and the National Enquirer.
@Man Who Has the Runs
Please post the MLB investigation documents that you know so much about. That way, everyone can be as well-informed as you.
@El
Exactly. Wander Franco has technically not been criminally charged either, but he violated the league and player union’s policies and therefore will never return to MLB again. Both Franco and Bauer’s situations are well-deserved, charged or not.
Prsr Franco was charged
Ray- They have pictures of Mr Franco cuddling up to said teenager, including pictures of them kissing etc. Because real evidence exists it should be treated differently than he said,she said. Especially when the women in Trevor’s cases recanted their statements.
@Man Who Has The Runs
We’re still waiting for you to post those documents about MLB’s investigation.
El-the investigative reports by law enforcement, the interviews with Trevor Bauer,and with the women are all online. It would be impossible to post 600+ pages of documents on MLB trade rumors. Since there were no charges filed and the women essentially admitted they were after hush money after having consensual relationships with Mr Bauer why would he be suspended by baseball. Couldn’t have anything to do with him criticizing the commissioner and his underlings could it? As for posting documents,sometimes a person must take the initiative to research a subject so that they may form an informed opinion. Or said person can take the word of others and perpetuate a lie or defame someone without cause. Several lawsuits have been won in the past few weeks because “news” people decided to spread lies about someone on air. Of course no one will bother some hack on MLB trade rumors because in the scheme of things this website is kind of the size of a pimple on an elephants ass. But YOU could actually sit down and read/research for yourself instead of asking me to post hundreds or thousands of pages of sworn statements. I have neither the time or enough interest in changing your personal opinions to post anything here when you could find the information online for yourself. You are probably one of those guys that bought term papers online instead of researching and writing them yourself when you were in college.
You claim to have researched the subject but apparently never read Judge Selna’s ruling. The very first section, “Factual Background”, states that Bauer does not dispute the accuser’s account of their sexual encounters. Her account detailed how he punched and sodomized her while unconscious. It’s literally fact that he did that!
I was clearly referring to MLB’s investigation, which found him in violation of his contract. No court cases or documents are needed to discipline an employee who breaks the company’s rules. People get fired for this kind of thing all the time.
You need to keep reading. Read all of the information. Don’t cherry pick from the first page or pages
Court documents have nothing to do with this. He violated the terms of the MLB/MLBPA Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy. The entire policy can be found easily by googling. He broke the rules he agreed to and was disciplined, just as an employee in other walks of life would.
So, in your mind, anyone can be accused of something and not be charged or even arrested and still be suspended from their job? Or, your employer can investigate your sexual preferences (BDSM-Leather Fetish-Spanking) and if they disagree with your choice of fetish, positions or partners suspend you from your job? That’s a mighty strange place you live in.
People get fired all the time, including for stuff like this. If you violate company policy, the company can let you go. No arrests or court cases are required.
Holy BLEEEEEP! They allowed comments on this. Wow.
Good thing is it allowed a bunch of the worst people in the world to pop their heads up so they can be seen and muted.
He’s never gonna pitch in MLB again.
Never have opinions that go against the dominant zeitgeist, and never have dirty laundry, your fault or not. Then you might have a chance to not have everything you have ever worked for taken from you.
Doesn’t sound like a great way to have to live, but that is how it is. I would not call this freedom.
I’m muting anyone who replies, full disclosure. Not even gonna read it.
This is just hilarious and smug. Reducing r@pe to “dirty laundry” is inane, and just shows this commenter’s true colors, but they’ll never see it!
Bauer didn’t do that.
So you only believe things happen if there is proof presented in court?
No. But it’s honestly odd to see people claim that Bobby Manfred is just sitting on a pile of incriminating evidence against Bauer that he is withholding from the DA.
He doesn’t need to make it a criminal case to issue punishment.
Well… I guess Jerry Jones could have picked ONE person worse that his actual pick to be the new head coach… so my Cowboys got that going for them
I was personally in favor of “Comments Closed” on controversial articles.
Just sharing my thoughts as 300+ did before me. And I would be okay with not, if that was the restriction. Maybe lawyers, or those with actual knowledge could get an exception….
controversial ? it is called life. weak people and people who need to hide their actions believe in “comments closed”
If Mlbtraderumors is going to mention the Arizona complaint they at least should add that it has been discredited to the extent that chargers had been filed against the woman accusing him. Once a guy has a bad rep — and this knucklehead sure put himself out there — it can become one big bad bandwagon.
You’ve got to love all the comments about Bauer, when Bauer has never been found guilty of anything of a criminal nature.
He was unwise, he got involved with a woman who wanted to sting him for money, she personally admitted it on video, but let’s ignore it, MLB have.
Now before the woke start attacking me, I am neither for or against Bauer, you see I believe in the rule of law, Bauer is guilty of nothing, hence he has a passport, he’s never spent a day in jail, and the woman accuser should be the one in jail for trying to get him done for an incident she wilfully involved herself in so she could sting him for money. That’s the USA for you though, trial by media and people who claim others shouldn’t be discriminated against, but it’s ok as far as you are concerned in relation to Bauer. The irony indeed..
Have a very nice day. I look forward to seeing Bauer pitch for Yokohama and the haters can go and have a good cry in the corner. Maaaa, maaaa maaaa.
Blue Jays were finalists for him too…
Bauer got Kaepernicked.
No big deal.
MLB is a private employer, just like the NFL.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
Not even a close comparison. Bauer is, and has been good at what he does, Kaepernick not so.
Including being a massive tool, even without the assaults, he was insufferable.
Did Bauer lead his team to a championship game?
Regardless, are you saying that if a person is deemed “good” by public consensus then private employers are obligated to employ them?
@66TheNumberOfTheBest
Show me where I said that. You’re making things up.
No one is obligated to do anything. Bauer has accusations against him, not facts-it cost him his career. You and others like you believe that is fair and consistent, so be it.
Go and have a watch of this and tell me what is fact. There is zero proof he laid a hand on her at all in regard to alleged assault or beating her. Zero evidence.
youtube.com/watch?v=tAs5DCuzdSA
No one is obligated to do anything.
So, what’s the problem?
They don’t want to employ him, so they don’t. He’s free to seek employment elsewhere, and he has.
This is at will employment in a free market.
You don’t think the guy who said “Like the only reason I’d ever consider seeing you again is to choke you unconscious punch you in the face shove my first up your a— skull f—- you and kick you out naked. touched her? lol
@Enregistre
Show some facts or be quiet. The fact is that you can’t, allegations is all you have. As I said, you’re a petulant immature little child.
Pot calling the kettle black. You can’t refute my argument so you resort to calling me names. But here are your facts
sports.yahoo.com/judge-rules-twice-against-trevor-…
“Notwithstanding [the woman’s] consent to some form of rough sex,” Selna wrote, “Bauer engaged in acts while [she] was unconscious, when she was physically and legally unable to give consent.”
That’s the finding of a court. He committed r@pe.
If the court found that he committed r@pe why is he not in prison?
I’ve heard he posts YouTube videos where he uncomfortably hits on his Japanese interpreter. If that’s the case, he’s a pretty unashamed disgusting guy. He’ll never be back in MLB. No team wants that nonsense on their team, especially if they may be on the hook money-wise if he does it again.
Rays in the Bay
You’ve heard….
Who’s his gf? Tell us all about his private life instead of conjecturing. Do you know anything about his agent?
He didn’t play in Japan last season.
Gross
Comments need to remain open here to contain all the Bauer Bros. Hopefully none of them have daughters. or sons
Hopefully you don’t either seeing as if they were accused of a heinous crime you would look them in the eyes and say “I don’t believe you.”
He enjoys beating women.
deepseamonster32
An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of se*ual ass*ult has been charged with defrauding the baseball player.
We’re not ignoring them at all. Lindsey Hill, the main accuser who it very active on Twitter and has made no secret of her involvement in the matter, dismissed her lawsuit against Bauer with no money changing hands or admission of wrongdoing and one judge called her allegations “materially misleading.” Another one was literally charged with felony fraud and extortion against Bauer. The other 2 never really got past the “accusation” stage and reading the facts they would both be considered dubious at best. One of them refused to testify in Lindsey Hill’s sexual battery lawsuit and Hill’s legal team actually motioned to have her held in contempt of court so… trouble in paradise?
You’re the one who has gone nuts about “woke” people in this thread. You refuse to believe facts that have been found in court, and I have posted them many times as have others. Here, again, are the findings of the judge: sports.yahoo.com/judge-rules-twice-against-trevor-…
Maybe you’re the one who’s lying and crying lmao
@Enregistre Posting rubbish from Yahoo is not fact, even though you believe it to be so.
Again-Trevor Bauer has been convicted of nothing
Trevor Bauer has been not charged by police.
Trevor Bauer has no civil case judgement against him.
You cannot prove a single thing in relation to alleged assaults, unless you were there or have video to prove otherwise, and you haven’t.
Again, you tell lies for a living, that is a fact.
You can quote all the websites you like, the facts contradict you 100%. You can have a good cry about it.
You are the thickest person on earth. THIS IS THE DIRECT QUOTE FROM A JUDGE
Bauer’s attorneys also argued the woman’s suit should be thrown out because Gould-Saltman had determined the two sexual encounters were “entirely consensual,” but Selna said that argument was “not supported by the record.”
“Notwithstanding [the woman’s] consent to some form of rough sex,” Selna wrote, “Bauer engaged in acts while [she] was unconscious, when she was physically and legally unable to give consent.”
You just don’t want to believe something about your weird mancrush on Bauer. You are in denial of facts that are on legal record and I will not be gaslit by you into believing that I am the one who is lying or insane.
Start living in reality. You believe only want you want to believe and will deny everything even when it’s in the record of a court.
Did OJ not murder someone too since it wasn’t on tape? Just stop with your udder nonsense and grow up, kiddo,
How are you this much of an absolute idiot, Fred? You think you’re smarter than a judge? You don’t respect the law?
How are you so much of an imbecile officer Quack?
Has Bauer been convicted of any crime? No, as he’s never been charged.
Therefore you are arrogant and ignorant. Lawfare is political.
You believe because a Judge made comments about a matter that it is a fact-therefore how has he not been charged with a crime-he hasn’t. You’re talking about intelligence? The irony of such a comment is quite beyond belief, it’s quite hilarious in fact. Again, you are delusional beyond belief. Try and process this, Trevor Bauer has not been charged with any crime. Run along officer Quack. You are a troll.
Lmao, you’re calling me a troll when you’re the one in here simping for some pitcher who can’t get a job because of years of baggage and legal issues? You have a poor understanding of the legal system. Just because someone is not charged with a crime, doesn’t mean they didn’t commit it. And a judge thinks they did with more evidence than you’ll ever see. You just don’t want to believe them because you’re blinded by virginal rage.
Lmao, we should believe some right-wing journalist who has a criminal justice degree but has never worked in law over A JUDGE who has been on the bench for two-plus decades? Btw, that judge was a GOP appointee!
Your bias is showing, Fred! But keep bootlicking for the cops. And keep up with your unhinged spewing calling everyone delusional for not believing your interpretation of reality. The rest of us, who live in ACTUAL reality see how pathetic you actually are. We aren’t crying, because Bauer can’t pitch in MLB! You’re the one here moaning about the libs because of your pent up frustration at never being touched by a woman!
Keep ignoring the other victims, and showing how much you hate women with that dehumanizing language. They’ll never touch you or respect you. Cry in your basement about it and keep the vaseline handy!
You’ve made about 100 comments on this matter, you’re a troll who changes his username regularly.
Furthermore, judges can make all the comments they like and have opinions, that’s all they are, comments and opinions.
You’re obviously having mental difficulties processing facts-Trevor Bauer has not been charged with anything, he has never faced any criminal charges, and he is a free man today. On the contrary there was an attempt by a woman to entrap him so she could gain financially from a professional baseballer.
Now go troll elsewhere, and make sure you take your delusion medication on a more frequent basis.
There’s nothing to believe-it isn’t a judgement or a fact-it is an opinion. You really do have mental problems. Run along, troll.
Keep gaslighting! I have never had a different user name. You have no argument here so you just make things up—what a shock! Conservatives like you only know lies and are scared of the truth like the little snowflakes you are.
But glad to know that about judges. Comments and opinions mean nothing from them! When they sentence someone or throw out a case, like they threw out Bauer’s, it’s all meaningless! Because all you care about is slobbering on Bauer’s knob. Your sick parasocial relationship with someone you’ve never met who ONCE touched some women, which you’ve never done. Sad!
You should try men out. You might have more luck.
Gaslighting? You’re the biggest troll on this site. As I said above, you’ve made about 100 comments on this matter, none have any validity or credibility whatsoever. You speak from your derriere. Trevor Bauer has never been charged with anything by police, he’s not in jail, and all you can do is say “the judge said”. It isn’t a legal ruling, and no one cares about your opinion. You can’t debate facts so you conjecture, that is all you have, cry about it.
Deregistre
Please refrain from bringing politics onto this site because your ridiculous and deluded opinions have no basis in fact, this is a baseball site, not a political forum. But the fact that you sought to do so because you’ve lost this debate says everything about your deluded & delusional opinions which are bordering on psychotic, but that’s probably no surprise. You have zero credibility. Take your anti psychotic medication more regularly because you clearly are having some type of mental breakdown.
“Deregistre” lol nice one! Like you have never brought politics to this site. You post your fascist, homophobic, racist, sexist right-wing diarrhea from your brain on ANYTHING remotely political on this site. Like when MLB took the All Star game away from the Braves. Was that your “mental breakdown?”
Deregistre
You’ve clearly lost this argument, hence you’ve chosen to go to your book of slurs about people and Braves fans.
I didn’t mention anything political at all in this discussion until you brought your patent lunacy and keyboard warrior derangement into this discussion.
Do tell what the ALL Star game has to do with this topic.
I will tell you-zero, nothing at all.
You are quite unhinged, and you really should seek professional psychological help for your no doubt profound and patent delusions and mental illnesses which you’ve brought onto this page for all to see.
I hope you will recover in due course with psychological evaluation and treatment.
Last but not least, Trevor Bauer has never been charged with any crime, and of course never convicted of any crime because he’s never been charged. You have lost the plot. Facts don’t care about your feelings, go tell your delusions to your cohort of the deluded.
I think his problem is he likes to copy or do stupid stuff he’s seem on chaturbate. Now if you’re going to do this stupid stuff you have to be dedicated to the woman that he was using or they feel used and hence the charges and airing of dirty laundry.
He’s not banned, just more headache than he’s worth.
No clue why a team won’t give him a chance to prove himself in MLB?! All the BS appears to be in his past – time to move on – there is no excuse or reason why he won’t to in Spring Training this season!
It’s true, you are clueless indeed.
Is that all you have, Fred?
Why did you mention the Arizona accuser but not mention that she was indicted for felony fraud and extortion against Bauer? Context matters.
Mike Foltynewicz and Derek Norris didn’t get second chances either.
Also no mention of him currently suing L. H. for breach of settlement.
when you can get one of the most respected managers in baseball Terry Francona to shout out loud enough to be heard “What the {bleep} is wrong with you? It pretty much summarizes who you are dealing with.
Add that to all the other odd behavior; along with the negative media fallout that would occur, and no MLB team wants this headache.
The Chiefs signed a dude who was (falsely) accused of such a heinous crime and now they are in the Super Bowl because of it. Be like the Chiefs.
Everyone hates the Chiefs so that’s terrible advice. Winning doesn’t matter unless you can sell merch. The MLB way. And MLB teams yet don’t have a Taylor Swift to bump up their sales (or winning odds in a fixed league)
Why do y’all hate Bauer so much but glaze Jose Fernandez?
Because he’s dead… my goodness.
And who’s fault is that?
This is completely irrelevant.
Lmao at most of Fred McGriff HR’s comments getting removed because he is peddling misinformation
Don’t punch girls in the face.