Trevor Bauer is no longer a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The team designated the right-handed pitcher for assignment on Friday less than two weeks after he was reinstated from suspension after an independent arbitrator shortened his 324-game suspension to 194-games on December 22, 2022.
The DFA move means that the Dodgers have seven days to release or trade him, which seems unlikely. They will then have to eat $22.5 million in salary for the 2023 season, and the former NL Cy Young Award winner will be free to sign with any MLB team for the league minimum salary of $720,000.
The Dodgers released a statement on Friday confirming the findings of MLB’s initial investigation that led to Bauer’s 324-game suspension, the longest ever under the current domestic violence and sexual assault policy.
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