“Turn the narrative around” – Trevor Bauer suffers setback in court
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Two attorneys for the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer walked into a courtroom here on Monday. This was in an attempt to win access to the phone records of the woman who accused the Major League Baseball (MLB) star last year of choking and hitting her.
However, things didn’t work as a Superior Court judge ruled in favour of the woman instead, informing Bauer’s attorneys that they failed to get past the procedural hurdle necessary for it. On the other hand, the larger quest is still not over for the 31-year-old Bauer, who signed a whopping three-year, $102 million contract with the Dodgers last year.
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“The time has run for that,” Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman said, as quoted by USA Today. “But more importantly, it appears that the materials being sought are not germane to the very limited issue that would be before the court on attorney’s fees.”
“Trevor Bauer is sending a message”
The clarity on whether the MLB and the public will buy it remains an open question. But one thing is sure, Monday’s setback in court didn’t help the California native Bauer, who was not even present at the hearing.
After being placed on paid administrative leave in July last year, Trevor remains sidelined from the sport while he and his legal team fight back against those they believe have ‘wronged’ him, including two defamation suits and the matter at hand on Monday, which could have helped boost his case to return to the mound.
“Trevor Bauer is sending a message,” said David Ring, an attorney in Los Angeles who has represented sex assault victims but is not involved in the Bauer case. “He is now going on the counterattack, and he is going to try to turn the narrative around.”
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