Major League Baseball has extended Los Angeles Dodger Trevor Bauer's administrative leave for an additional week, according to Orange County Register reporter Bill Plunkett.
He added that the MLB says its investigation of the sexual assault allegations is "still ongoing."
The players’ union has agreed to the extension.
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 the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner 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 cted a statement released by his agent claiming the relationship was consensual and their text history proved as much.
Major League Baseball announced Trevor 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."
Ken Rosenthal, a senior writer for The Athletic, shared the latest statement from Bauer’s agents on Thursday.
The statement read:
“We continue to refute [the woman’s] allegations in the strongest possible terms and Mr. Bauer vehemently denies her account of their two meetings.”
“Again, administrative leave is neither a disciplinary action nor does it in any way reflect a finding in the league’s investigation.”