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When word came down on Thursday that an arbitrator had reduced Trevor Bauer’s suspension and reinstated him effective immediately, Dodgers fans were caught off guard by the timing. And, according to Jack Harris in the Los Angeles Times, it wasn’t just the fans.
For much of Thursday, it was business as usual for the Dodgers front office. Most club personnel were preparing for the upcoming holiday weekend, and some executives had already scattered with Christmas Eve two days away.