Trevor Bauer will not be playing in New York.
UPDATE 2:05 p.m. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports: The Dodgers announce they have released Trevor Bauer. He is free to sign with any team for $720,000.
The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that neither the Yankees nor the Mets will go after the right-hander, according to sources. A Mets person told Heyman that they “dodged a bullet” when he was free two years ago. Bauer turned down a deal from the Mets to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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Last month, Bauer was reinstated following a 194 game suspension. The Dodgers have until Friday to trade him, otherwise he becomes a free agent.
Bauer’s original sentence was a 324 games suspension, the equivalent of two full MLB seasons.
Bauer, 31, was placed on administrative leave in July 2021 in wake of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman. Bauer last pitched on June 28, 2021, which was one day before a woman obtained a temporary restraining order against him.
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Before suspension, Bauer had a career 83-69 record, 3.79 ERA and won the NL Cy Young award in 2020.
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Bridget Hyland may be reached at bhyland@njadvancemedia.com.
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