SAN DIEGO — The attorney for Mike Clevinger says the former Padres pitcher "emphatically denies" accusations of domestic violence and child abuse, one day after the mother of his young daughter detailed what she said were several acts of abuse last summer.
Olivia Finestead posted to Instagram on Tuesday that Clevinger choked and slapped her on separate occasions, and that he threw used chewing tobacco at their child. At the time, Clevinger was pitching for the Padres. The story was first reported by The Athletic, with Finestead agreeing to be named.
The Padres said Tuesday that they are "aware of MLB's investigation and completely support their efforts under the Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy" but would have no further comment because an investigation was ongoing.
