UCLA assistant baseball coach David Berg recently parted ways with the school several months after a university investigation concluded that he had “by a preponderance of the evidence … slapped a student-athlete” last October.
As a result of the investigation conducted while he was on paid leave, according to redacted documents reviewed by The Times, Berg was suspended for one month, docked $10,000 in salary — the equivalent of two months’ pay — and suspended for seven games in February. He also was required to undergo training in violence prevention.
Berg was widely considered one of the most dominant closers in the history of the college game while helping the Bruins win the 2013 College World Series before joining the coaching staff.