MLB suspends Dodgers' Trevor Bauer for two seasons

By CNN Sports Staff

Updated 2122 GMT (0522 HKT) April 29, 2022

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on June 6, 2021, in Atlanta.

(CNN)Major League Baseball announced it has suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for two years, for violation of the league'sdomestic violence and sexual assault policy, which Bauer has consistently denied.

In a statement, Commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. said following an extensive investigation, Bauer has received a suspension for 324 championship season games (representing two full seasons) without pay, effective Friday. The league did not disclose details of its investigation.In apost on Twitter, Bauer, 31, said, «In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league's domestic violence & sexual assault policy. I am appealing this action and expect to prevail.»Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer won't face criminal charges following allegations of assaultBauer has not played since June of last year, when a San Diego woman came forward with assault allegations against the pitcher. He wasplaced on paid, administrative leave by the league the following month. Any suspension under the domestic violence policy would mean Bauer would not receive any pay.The 27-year-old California woman who made the allegations said in legal documents over the summer while she had consented to sex with Bauer on two occasions, she alleged he did things to her she did not agree or consent to during both encounters. Bauer's representatives denied the allegations.Read MoreIn February, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office saidBauer would not face criminal charges for the sexual