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Shintaro Fujinami, a former MLB pitcher with a history of struggles in the majors, has signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan after being released from a minor league deal with the Mariners, marking his return to Nippon Professional Baseball where he has previously posted a 3.41 ERA over 10 seasons.
Former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, currently playing in Japan for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, has been accused of sexual assault by a fourth woman in a lawsuit filed in Arizona. The woman alleges that Bauer raped her, choked her to unconsciousness, got her pregnant, and held a steak knife to her throat in December 2020. Bauer's legal team has denied the allegations and filed a countersuit accusing the woman of fraud and extortion. Bauer was previously accused of sexual assault by three women and was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers following an MLB-record 194-game suspension for violations of the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy.
Former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer is facing new sexual assault allegations from a woman he met through social media in Scottsdale in 2020. The civil lawsuit accuses Bauer of choking, hitting, and raping the woman, as well as attempting to pay her to terminate a resulting pregnancy. This is the fourth woman to make such allegations against Bauer, and he currently plays for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan. Bauer denies the accusations, and his accuser is seeking $3.69 million and an apology.
Cleveland Guardians radio voice Tom Hamilton criticized Trevor Bauer for disrespecting his new Yokohama DeNA BayStars teammates by promoting his sword strikeout celebration, which was not appreciated by closer Yasuaki Yamasaki. Yamasaki called out Bauer and the BayStars social media team for inciting fans to do the celebration at the stadium, calling it disrespectful. Bauer is preparing to make his first professional start in nearly two years after serving a 324-game suspension for violating MLB's domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy.
Trevor Bauer made his debut with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, pitching seven innings and allowing one run in a 4-1 victory against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Bauer, who was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this year following claims of sexual assault and domestic violence, also put down a perfect sacrifice bunt and struck out in his first official game in over 22 months. He praised the atmosphere at Japanese stadiums and said he wants to win and contribute to the team's success.
Trevor Bauer's sword celebration, which he does after striking out batters, has caused controversy with his Yokohama DeNA BayStars teammate Yasuaki Yamasaki. The BayStars had posted a video on Twitter encouraging fans to do the same when Bauer strikes out hitters during his starts, but Yamasaki criticized the team for endorsing the celebration. Despite being shunned by MLB due to sexual assault allegations, Bauer signed a one-year deal with Yokohama and has made two starts with a 2.25 ERA over 16 innings.