Trevor Bauer Assault Allegations: What We Know so Far
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Trevor Bauer is facing investigation for alleged assault, the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) said on Tuesday.
According to ESPN and The Athletic, Lt. Bill Grisafe confirmed that the department was investigating Bauer after a woman was granted a restraining order in L.A. County Superior Court against the Dodgers starting pitcher.
"It is an active investigation," Grisafe told the media on Tuesday. The case could be turned to the district attorney's office on Wednesday before making a decision on whether it will move forward.
Marc Garelick, the attorney of the alleged victim, described his client as suffering from "severe physical and emotional pain" as a result of what he described as a "recent assault" from the MLB star. Garelick referred to the woman in his statement as "Ms. Hill."
"The order is a result of a recent assault that took place at the hands of Mr. Bauer where Ms. Hill suffered severe physical and emotional pain," Garelick's statement read.
"Our goal is to keep Mr. Bauer from contacting our client in any way possible. We anticipate there will be criminal action against Mr. Bauer, and it is our hope law enforcement will take our client's allegations and case seriously."
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Bauer signed a record-setting three-year $102 million contract with the Dodgers in February. The 30-year-old last pitched on Monday night as the Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 at Dodger Stadium.
In a lengthy statement, Bauer's agent, Jon Fetterolf, denied the allegations on behalf of his client. He added the nature of Bauer's relationship with the woman, whom he also named, was consensual.
According to the release, Bauer and the woman had two encounters. After the second, the woman told the Dodgers star she had "sought medical care for a concussion." Her tone, however, was "neither angry nor accusatory," Fetterolf said.
"Mr. Bauer had a brief and wholly consensual sexual relationship initiated by Ms. Hill beginning in April 2021," the statement read.
"We have messages that show Ms. Hill repeatedly asking for 'rough' sexual encounters involving requests to be 'choked out' and slapped in the face. In both of their encounters, Ms. Hill drove from San Diego to Mr. Bauer's residence in Pasadena, California, where she went on to dictate what she wanted from him sexually and he did what was asked."
Fetterolf added Bauer and the woman had not seen each other in approximately six weeks and called the accusations "baseless and defamatory."
"Her basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent and deliberately omits key facts, information and her own relevant communications," he continued.
"Any allegations that the pair's encounters were not 100% consensual are baseless, defamatory and will be refuted to the fullest extent of the law."
In a statement on Tuesday, the Dodgers said they had been "made aware of the allegations against Trevor Bauer late this afternoon and immediately contacted Major League Baseball, which will be handling the matter. The Dodgers take any allegations of this nature very seriously but will have no further comment at this time."
The MLB confirmed it had been informed about the matter and was looking into the allegations.
Newsweek has contacted the Pasadena Police Department, Garelick and Fetterolf for comment.
