Trevor Bauer’s battle to return to Major League Baseball continues after he was suspended for two seasons in 2022 for violating the competition policy on domestic violence and sexual abuse issues. After serving his suspension, he remained banned, even though there should no longer be any impediment to reinstating him.
Bauer reacted to MLB‘s reinstatement of Pete Rose, who along with other deceased players were removed from the permanently ineligible list, and took the opportunity to complain about the veto of the teams to prevent his hiring in the Major Leagues, although he has a level to shine and even compete for another Cy Young.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday a change in the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, in which suspensions would expire upon death. As a result, 17 players saw their status rectified by the decision, including Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, the eight suspended members of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox, former Philadelphia Phillies president Williams D. Cox and former New York Giants outfielder Benny Kauff.
“So since Pete is now allowed back does this apply to everyone who has been banned? Or do you have to be guilty of something to qualify?” Bauer questioned in a post on his X account.
Trevor Bauer’s MLB ban
Trevor Bauer is not charged with any crime, the woman who accused him applied for a restraining order against him, which was denied. Even the Los Angeles prosecutor’s office said in February 2022 that there was no evidence to support the woman’s accusation, although there is reasonable doubt.
For Bauer, Major League Baseball teams are afraid of criticism, which is why they do not reinstate him, even though he still has the level to perform on the mound, and he has shown this during his stay in Japanese baseball and, in 2024, in his time with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican Baseball League, where he was champion and the best pitcher of the season.
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