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Trevor Bauer Talked Out of Drug, Sex References in Salary; To Donate $69,420.69

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer is using his unique arbitration case to help charitable causes.

Per Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan, Bauer crafted a plan that would allow him to make the salary he wanted to earn and give up the rest through a series of donations over the course of 69 days:

Jeff Passan

Trevor Bauer wanted to be paid $6,420,969.69 this year. When he won a higher salary in arbitration, he hatched a plan: He would donate the difference to charity in $420.69 increments. The story on @BauerOutage's newest initiative, The 69 Days of Giving: https://t.