Trevor Bauer — Did ‘a lot of damage,’ want second shot in MLB

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer said he would “love a second opportunity to do things better” and make a return to Major League Baseball after sexual assault allegations halted his career, leading to a long suspension and eventual release from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Bauer, who played baseball in Japan last year, told FOX News on Thursday that he was “reckless” and “made a lot of mistakes along the way.” He has not pitched in the majors since June 2021, when a San Diego-area woman accused him of sexually assaulting her. Allegations from two other women followed, and Bauer was given a 324-game suspension that eventually was reduced by an arbitrator to 194 games. The Dodgers released him in January 2023.

Bauer has denied the allegations, saying they were consensual encounters. He and the San Diego woman have settled their civil lawsuits outside of court, but he still has an active civil case against a woman in Arizona.

“I agreed to do things I shouldn’t have done,” Bauer said in a television interview on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” “It was reckless. It hurt a lot of people along the way. It made things very difficult for Major League Baseball, for the Dodgers, my teammates, friends, family, people close to me. So, I’ve done a lot of reflecting on…