(Cupventi.com) – Trevor Bauer, a former pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and recipient of the National League Cy Young Award in 2020, has come to a resolution with a woman who accused him of assault and sexual misconduct in 2021, according to his legal representatives.
In a statement, Bauer’s attorneys, Jon Fetterolf and Shawn Holley, confirmed the settlement between Trevor Bauer and Lindsey Hill, resolving all legal disputes. Both parties withdrew their respective claims with prejudice, indicating no future legal action on these matters.
The statement emphasized that Bauer did not make any payments to Ms. Hill to resolve the litigation and expressed Bauer’s intent to refocus on his baseball career now that this matter is resolved. Throughout the process, Bauer vehemently denied the allegations against him. MLB placed him on administrative leave in July 2021 following the initial accusations.
The woman had accused Bauer of assaulting her on two separate occasions at his residence in Pasadena, California, during encounters she claimed began as consensual. Bauer maintained the encounters were consensual, and prosecutors chose not to press charges in the case.
MLB initially suspended Bauer for 324 games, later reduced to 194 games by an independent arbitrator in December. While no major league team signed him, Bauer continued his baseball career in Japan, achieving notable success with the Yokohama DeNa Baystars.
Bauer and the woman engaged in lawsuits and countersuits. Their settlement did not involve any financial transactions between them. The woman received a separate $300,000 payment from her insurance company, independent of the resolution with Bauer.
In a video released after the settlement, Bauer revealed text messages from the woman to her friends that he claimed were concealed from him and his legal team. These messages seemed to suggest a premeditated intention to benefit financially from their interaction. Additionally, Bauer pointed out that a video showing the woman in his bed did not display any facial marks. The woman’s request for a domestic violence restraining order was denied, prompting Bauer to file a lawsuit against her, which she then countered.
Bauer clarified that for him, the lawsuit was not about financial gain, acknowledging the substantial legal fees he incurred. He stated that his primary goal was to acquire critical information to clear his name, expressing relief at being able to move forward and focus on his career and passion for baseball, hoping to put the ordeal behind him.