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Dodgers' Bauer suspended 2 seasons over alleged sex assault

NEW YORK (AP) — Los An- ministrative leave last July
geles Dodgers pitcher 2 under the joint domestic
Trevor Bauer was suspend- violence and sexual assault
ed Friday for two full sea- policy of MLB and the play-
sons without pay by Major ers' association. The leave
League Baseball for violat- has been repeatedly ex-
ing the league's domestic tended and Bauer contin-
violence and sexual assault ued to be paid his $32 mil-
policy, which he denies. lion salary while on leave.
Bauer's lengthy suspension He stopped getting paid
comes after a San Diego Friday.
woman, whom the pitcher MLB announced the sus-
had met through social pension in a short state-
media, alleged that Bauer ment that did not provide
beat and sexually abused details of the findings of its
her last year. She later investigation, adding: "In
sought — but was denied accordance with the terms
— a restraining order. Los of the Policy, the Commis-
Angeles prosecutors said sioner's Office will not issue
in February there was insuf- any further statements at
ficient evidence to prove this point in time."
the woman's accusations After winning his first Cy
beyond a reasonable Young Award with the Cin-
doubt. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game cinnati Reds in 2020, Bauer
Bauer repeatedly has said against the Atlanta Braves, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. agreed to a $102 million,
that everything that hap- Associated Press three-year contract to join
pened between the two his hometown Dodgers. He
was consensual. ceedings." Thiagarajah, as defendants anal sex with her without did not pitch after June 29
"In the strongest possible If the suspension is upheld, in the lawsuit. The Associat- her consent during two sex- and finished with an 8-2 re-
terms, I deny commit- Bauer will lose about $60 ed Press does not typically ual encounters last year. cord and a 2.59 ERA in 17
ting any violation of the million in salary. identify people who say The pitcher has said the two appearances. He was paid
league's domestic violence Bauer earlier this week sued they have been victims of engaged in rough sex at his $28 million salary last
and sexual assault policy," his accuser in federal court, sexual assault. his Pasadena home at her year. "The Dodgers organi-
he said Friday in a state- a move that came less than The lawsuit said that "the suggestion and followed zation takes all allegations
ment. "I am appealing this three months after pros- damage to Mr. Bauer has guidelines they agreed to of this nature very seriously
action and expect to pre- ecutors decided not to file been extreme" after the in advance. Each encoun- and does not condone or
vail. As we have through- criminal charges against woman alleged that he ter ended with them joking excuse any acts of domes-
out this process, my repre- the pitcher. Bauer named had choked her into un- and her spending the night, tic violence or sexual as-
sentatives and I respect the the woman and one of her consciousness, punched he said. sault," the team's statement
confidentiality of the pro- attorneys, Niranjan Fred her repeatedly and had Bauer was placed on ad- said.q

Collins and Osaka win to reach 2nd round at Madrid Open

By TALES AZZONI competition after saying Rican has appeared in only
AP Sports Writer she "suffered long bouts four matches since her first
MADRID (AP) — Being more of depression" and experi- major surgery in 2019.
positive is paying off for enced "huge waves of anx- "You never know what to
former No. 1 Naomi Osaka iety" before speaking to the expect when someone's
early in her clay-court sea- media. She was brought been out for a while, and
son. to tears this year at Indian they've been working on
Osaka kicked off her clay Wells by a comment from a some things," the sixth-
campaign with a comfort- spectator. seeded Collins said. "You
able 6-3, 6-1 win over quali- She said ahead of the Ma- don't know what type of
fier Anastasia Potapova in drid Open she was focused game style that they're go-
the first round on the Ma- on not being too hard on ing to play, so it was a little
drid Open center court on herself. bit tricky trying to anticipate
Friday. "Today, for me, it was re- what she was going to do. I
"I'm honestly trying to be ally fun, just being able to think she played at a super-
more positive with myself," be back on the clay and high level, especially in the Naomi Osaka of Japan servers against Anastasia Potapova dur-
the 36th-ranked Osaka kind of not taking those first set, and gave me a lot ing their match at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in
said. "This year I came a moments for granted," she of challenges." Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 29, 2022.
week early to train on red said. Collins also missed matches Associated Press
clay, so just trying to give Australian Open finalist this season because of inju-
myself more chances to do Danielle Collins won the last ry, including a neck ailment ed by fourth-seeded Maria dez, the U.S. Open runner-
better. ... To be able to do eight games to advance she picked up during her Sakkari 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-4. up, beat Andrea Petkovic
it in two sets, for me, it's a 7-5, 6-0 over Monica Puig, quarterfinal run in Miami. Seventh-seeded Garb- 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.
really good starting block." the Olympic gold medalist Another American to ad- ine Muguruza, one of the Jil Teichmann handed
The four-time Grand Slam in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. vance was 12th-seeded home-crowd favorites in three-time Madrid cham-
champion withdrew from Puig is returning to action Jessica Pegula against the Spanish capital, de- pion Petra Kvitova her first
the French Open last year following shoulder and bi- Camila Giorgi, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. feated Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, loss in the first round at the
and took a break from cep surgeries. The Puerto Madison Keys was eliminat- 6-2, while Leylah Fernán- tournament since 2010.q