Trevor Bauer has scored a significant legal victory after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Lindsey Hill to pay him $309,832.02 for breaching their 2022 settlement agreement.
The former MLB pitcher was awarded the sum after Hill violated a confidentiality clause by speaking publicly about the sexual assault allegations she once leveled against him.
Judge Daniel Crowley ruled in Bauer’s favor on 22 separate violations of the deal, with damages totaling $220,000 and additional legal costs pushing the amount above $309,000. The decision marks a turning point in the protracted legal saga between the ex-Dodgers star and his accuser.
Hill had initially filed a lawsuit against Bauer in 2021, accusing him of sexual assault and battery during two separate encounters that year.
Bauer denied all allegations, maintaining that the encounters were consensual and that Hill’s claims were fabricated. The pair ultimately settled in 2022, agreeing to refrain from publicly discussing the case.
Legal Fallout Deepens as Bauer Looks to Rebuild Career
Despite the agreement, Hill later made multiple public statements on podcasts and in interviews, violating the settlement’s non-disclosure clause. These appearances led to Bauer filing a motion to enforce the terms of their agreement, culminating in this week’s court ruling.
Bauer has long maintained that he was wrongfully accused and unjustly punished. After the allegations surfaced, Major League Baseball placed him on administrative leave and handed down a 194-game suspension without pay-one of the longest in MLB history.
That penalty cost Bauer over $30 million in earnings and, he claims, his reputation within professional baseball.
Although a judge in 2021 denied Hill’s request for a restraining order, calling her testimony “materially misleading,” the damage to Bauer’s career was already done. He hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since June 2021, and despite being cleared to return, he remains unsigned.
“[Hill] will never see a cent from me,” she stated defiantly on social media after the judgment, suggesting that the legal battle may not be fully over.
In the years since their legal conflict began, Bauer has made efforts to share his side of the story. He released screenshots of messages between the two that he claims support his version of events and cast doubt on Hill’s intentions.
Some of these materials appear to show Hill discussing plans that could be interpreted as attempting to manipulate the situation for personal gain-though she has denied this.
Now 33, Bauer is still hoping for another shot at a professional comeback. With a 10-season MLB career behind him that includes a 3.79 ERA and a Cy Young Award, he remains one of the most controversial free agents in modern baseball.
Whether this legal win helps reopen the doors to MLB remains to be seen, but it marks a rare courtroom victory for Bauer after years of public and professional fallout.
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