Trevor Bauer

Trevor Bauer has signed a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.

In his first and final season with the Dodgers, he posted a 2.59 ERA with 137 strikeouts and 37 walks in 107⅔ innings, and batters hit .182/.258/.374 against him. At least two other women accused Bauer of sexual abuse, and the three spoke with MLB for its investigation, which led to the record-long suspension. "Playing in the NPB has always been a dream of mine, and I can't think of a better organization to do it with." Bauer denied the allegations of sexual assault by the woman, who said he choked her and hit her during rough sex. Every team in MLB could have signed Bauer for the major league minimum but opted against it. He was placed on administrative leave for the remainder of the season and eventually suspended for 324 games by Major League Baseball.

Bauer, a star pitcher who was released by the Dodgers following the end of his domestic violence suspension, agreed to a one-year deal with the Yokohama ...

The BayStars play in the Japanese Central League and have been in existence as a professional team since 1950. Despite his successful seasons in Cincinnati and Los Angeles, Bauer was not claimed by any of M.L.B.’s other 29 clubs when the Dodgers waived him. Bauer had joined the Dodgers as a free agent following his best professional season. That stretch of success, however, came in a tumultuous career in which Bauer had highly publicized issues with teammates in high school, college and at multiple major league stops. [allegations that Bauer had sexually assaulted a woman](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/sports/baseball/trevor-bauer-charges.html), punching her and choking her in what she said had initially been a consensual sexual encounter. Throughout the process, Bauer, who has not been charged with any crimes, has been vocal in his own defense and has maintained his innocence against all allegations. The move to Japan comes after the Dodgers released Bauer, the winner of the 2020 National League Cy Young Award, instead of adding him to the team’s 40-man roster following his reinstatement to M.L.B. The suspension came after a long investigation by M.L.B. The Dodgers outbid several other teams, giving him a three-year, $105 million contract. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be playing for the BayStars this year,” Bauer said in a statement issued through the BayStars. The deal, which the team [officially announced](https://twitter.com/ydb_yokohama/status/1635431616469409792) Tuesday morning in Japan, is expected to pay Bauer $4 million. Bauer, 32, has frequently been a lightning rod for controversy.

Trevor Bauer, cut by the Dodgers after his suspension for violating MLB's sexual assault policy ended, has signed with the Yokohama Bay Stars.

The Dodgers were unable to trade Trevor Bauer by Thursday’s deadline and he was released. [Dodgers](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers) before the 2021 season. [released Bauer ](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-01-06/trevor-bauer-cut-released-dodgers-mlb)rather than reinstate him to their roster. The league put him on investigative leave and later suspended him. The suspension cost him — and saved the Dodgers — $37.5 million. [Will Trevor Bauer play Major League Baseball again? Any expression of apology by Bauer would likely become problematic for him at trial. Bauer asked a U.S. “I am very excited to be able to play for the BayStars this season,” Bauer said in a statement released by the team. It does not guarantee Bauer the option to leave should a major league team offer him a job during the 2023 season. He was not charged with a crime. Had the suspension remained in effect, Bauer would have been unable to sign in Japan, where MLB suspensions are honored, a league official said Monday.

Bauer, who hasn't pitched in MLB since assault allegations surfaced in 2021, was cut by the Dodgers in January.

I'm already looking forward to it, and I'm looking forward to seeing you in the city of Yokohama." "I agreed to have consensual sex; however, I did not agree or consent to what he did next. It is my dream to play in the Japanese professional baseball world, and I will be able to show that dream in front of the fans," Bauer said in a statement. I did not agree to be sexually assaulted," she said. "I am very excited to be able to play for the BayStars this season. The contract, [originally reported by Yuki Yamada of Sankei Sports](https://twitter.com/YamadaSANSPO/status/1635322075111108610), will pay Bauer $3 million (400 million Japanese yen) plus incentives.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Trevor Bauer is going to Japan. Bauer has agreed to terms on a one-year $4 million deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Cleveland acquired Bauer from Arizona after he debuted with the Diamondbacks in 2012. [BetMGM in Ohio](https://www.cleveland.com/betting/ohio/betmgm/), Ohio bettors can now place bets. Bauer denied the accusation, saying the sex was consensual. He struck out 196 and walked 60 in 176 1/3 innings. “Playing in (Nippon Professional Baseball) has always been a dream of mine, and I can’t think of a better organization to do it with.” When they didn’t, the 2020 Cy Young winner with Cincinnati was free to sign with any big-league club for the major league minimum, but that didn’t happen. The Dodgers still owe him $24.4 million for 2023. Other sportsbooks in Ohio include [Barstool Ohio](https://www.cleveland.com/betting/ohio/barstool/), [Caesars Ohio](https://www.cleveland.com/betting/ohio/caesars/) and [DraftKings](https://www.cleveland.com/betting/ohio/draftkings/). In December Bauer had his 324-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy reduced to 194 games by an arbitrator. Three days later MLB placed him on administrative leave after a San Diego woman accused him of sexual abuse. [video statement](https://www.baystars.co.jp/bauer/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news) on the team’s website. [The 2023 Guardians are young, talented and affordable: The week in baseball](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/03/the-2023-guardians-are-young-talented-and-affordable-the-week-in-baseball.html) [Yu Chang a big hit for Chinese Taipei in World Baseball Classic](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/03/yu-chang-big-hit-for-chinese-taipei-in-world-baseball-classic-guardians-takeaways.html) [Guardians send down George Valera, Logan Allen, Peyton Battenfield, Joey Cantillo](https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2023/03/guardians-send-down-george-valera-logan-allen-peyton-battenfield-joey-cantillo.html)

Trevor Bauer, released by the Dodgers after longest suspension ever under MLB's domestic violence policy, will resume his \career in Japan.

Bauer has denied any wrongdoing, calling all interactions with the Pasadena woman "wholly consensual." "Playing in the NPB has always been a dream of mine, and I can't think of a better organization to do it with." Bauer, 32, has not pitched since June 28, 2021, three days before MLB placed Bauer on administrative leave after a Pasadena, California woman accused him of non-consensual sexual acts on two occasions.