Trevor Bauer has been given the green light to play in the Mexican League after being cleared of charges related to sexual assault. The executive president for the Diablos Rojos club, Othón Díaz, confirmed that Bauer, the 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner, will participate in five games for the team, including an exhibition match against the New York Yankees.
In 2022, Bauer received a two-season suspension without pay from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for violating the league’s policies on domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. This decision came after a woman from San Diego accused Bauer of physical and sexual abuse, allegations that Bauer denied. However, an arbitration panel later reduced the suspension to 194 games. As a result, Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023 and subsequently played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League last season.
