When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Trevor Bauer to a record-setting contract during the offseason they faced significant criticism over adding a polarizing figure to the organization.
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said he and team president Stan Kasten had multiple conversations with Bauer about his past, which entailed a history of missteps on social media and comments against women.
Bauer’s social media use in his first season with the Dodgers had generally improved, but a much larger matter is on hand as he is the subject of an investigation into alleged sexual assault. Bauer was placed on administrative leave and it twice has been extended.