NEW YORK — Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended seven days through July 15 by Major League Baseball and the players association Thursday while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher.
Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave Friday under the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy adopted by MLB and the players union in 2015. The paid leave has been extended repeatedly for players in the past while investigations proceed.
Police in Pasadena, Calif., and MLB are investigating the allegations made against Bauer by a Southern California woman who says the pitcher choked her to the point where she lost consciousness and punched her during two sexual encounters earlier this year.