Major League Baseball has extended Los Angeles Dodger Trevor Bauer's administrative leave until July 27, according ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
MLB and the MLB Player’s Association agreed to extend Bauer’s leave after the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner was placed on leave for two week-long periods as the Pasadena Police Department and MLB investigate allegations he sexually assaulted a woman.
Passan wrote that Bauer will continue to be paid by Dodgers, from whom he is receiving around $1.5 million per week.
Bauer has denied the allegations that he sexually assaulted the woman. Administrative leave is typically used as investigations unfold.
The suspension came after an accuser, identified as a 27-year-old woman, claimed she was assaulted by Bauer on two separate occasions that began as consensual encounters.
In a 67-page court document obtained by The Athletic, there were graphic images showing the victim bruised and bloodied.
The encounters with Bauer left the alleged victim with "significant head and facial trauma," including a skull fracture, the victim claims.
When The Athletic’s story first appeared, Bauer's reps declined to comment. They cited a statement released by his agent claiming the relationship was consensual and their text history proved as much.
Major League Baseball initially announced Bauer’s administrative leave on July 2.
MLB's full statement from July 2 said:
"MLB's investigation into the allegations made against Trevor Bauer is ongoing. While no determination in the case has been made, we have made the decision to place Mr. Bauer on seven-day administrative leave effective immediately. MLB continued to collect information in our ongoing investigation concurrent with the Pasadena Police Department's active criminal investigation. We will comment further at the appropriate time."