Trevor Bauer, DeNA’s graduate of MLB’s sexual assault policy suspension program, demonstrated his difficulty dealing maturely with other peoples’ perceived failings for the second straight week Saturday. A week after his response something to joke about, this time it resulted in a volcanic eruption.
What Bauer didn’t approve of, Part I.
A week ago, he had to show up the umpires.
He was called out for interference on his sacrifice bunt attempt when the throw hit him in the helmet while he was running on the fair side of the line. In his next at-bat he ran to first about four feet into foul territory, and tried to make it sound like a joke in his hero interview.
I made the mistake of looking at Twitter this morning when I awoke briefly, and was greeted with a night terror, the news that the Central League’s DeNA BayStars are finalizing a deal with Trevor Bauer.
I’m a huge believer in second chances, but giving Bauer a second chance in Japan now is giving an admitted serial shoplifter a second chance to steal more.
According to the BayStars, as reported by Sponichi Annex and Nikkan Sports, the team investigated Bauer’s status with MLB and talked to him, in which he denied doing what he was accused of in court. The stories said a complaint against him was thrown out in court, but that is a woeful misreading of the facts.
