AROUND THE HORN

Dodgers:

Former National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault in federal court Monday, in a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the athlete. The San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, had alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. She later sought — but was denied — a restraining order against him. Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman’s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt. Bauer named the woman and one of her attorneys, Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah, as defendants in the lawsuit. “She wanted to destroy Mr. Bauer’s reputation and baseball career, garner attention for herself, and extract millions of dollars from Mr. Bauer,” the lawsuit states. Thiagarajah and Marc Garelick, another attorney who represents the woman, didn’t respond to requests for comment Monday. Bauer was placed on administrative leave July 2 under the joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy of Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The leave has been repeatedly extended and currently expires Friday. Bauer has continued to be paid his $32 million salary while on leave. After winning his first Cy Young with the Reds in 2020, Bauer agreed to a threeyear, $102 million contract to join his hometown Dodgers. He didn’t pitch after June 29 and finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.59 ERA. He was paid his $28 million salary last year.

Yankees: Commissioner Rob Manfred fined the Yankees $100,000 for using their dugout phone to relay information about opposing teams’ signs during the 2015 season and part of 2016. The fine was disclosed in a Sept. 14, 2017, letter from Manfred to Yankees GM Brian Cashman that is set to be unsealed in U.S. District Court in New York this week as part of a dismissed lawsuit by a fan. The letter’s contents were first reported Tuesday by SNY and the letter was obtained by The AP. MLB has said the fine was for violating rules on the use of the dugout phone but made the distinction that the Yankees didn’t use electronics to steal signs, a greater violation that led in January 2020 to the Astros getting fined $5 million and resulted in one-year suspensions for Astros manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow, who were both fired for the team’s conduct during the 2017 season. Manfred announced on Sept. 15, 2017, that he had fined the Yankees for violating a rule about the use of a dugout phone but didn’t detail the violation and didn’t announce the fine amount.

Braves: Slumping OF Eddie Rosario was placed on the 10-day IL with blurred vision and swelling in his right eye. He’s expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. The Braves made the move before Tuesday’s game against the Cubs. A star of the 2021 postseason, when he was the MVP of the NLCS and helped the Braves win their first World Series title in 26 years, Rosario was off to a miserable start with just three hits in his first 44 at-bats for an .068 average, with no HRs or RBIs.

MLB: MLB and the players’ association are allowing teams to have an additional pitcher for most of May. Teams may carry as many as 14 pitchers from May 2-29, a change the league said was “for player health purposes.”