Trevor Bauer’s 324-game suspension for violating the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy was reduced to 194 games by an arbitration panel Thursday.
Bauer’s suspension remains the longest to be handed down under that policy since it went into effect in 2015.
Bauer’s appeal came immediately after Commissioner Rob Manfred announced his punishment on April 29, though the actual hearing didn’t begin until May 23. Bauer was first placed on administrative leave in July 2021, after a San Diego woman accused him of sexual assault during an encounter that began as consensual and, she said, turned violent. The Washington Post reported similar allegations from two other women this summer. Bauer has denied any wrongdoing.
The decision was largely in the hands of the neutral arbitrator, Martin Scheinman, who was approved by both the Players Association and the league. The other two members of the panel were an MLB-selected appointee and one selected by the Players Association.
In Bauer’s case, Scheinman was tasked with deciding…
