BAUER HAS LEAVE EXTENDED AGAIN

Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended by nearly two weeks through July 27 by Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher.

Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave on July 2 under the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy adopted by MLB and the players’ union in 2015. This first extension had been through July 15.

Police in Pasadena and MLB are investigating the allegations made against Bauer by a Southern California woman who says the pitcher choked her to the point where she lost consciousness and punched her during two sexual encounters earlier this year. The woman obtained a protection order against Bauer last month under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.

The pitcher’s agents, Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba, have disputed the allegations and Fetterolf has said his client’s interactions with the woman were wholly consensual. A hearing related to the protection order is scheduled for July 23 and Bauer’s lawyers plan to refute the allegations.

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The Blue Jays won’t find out by this weekend whether they will get permission from the federal government to play in Canada soon, a source told The Associated Press. A team spokeswoman said the club continues to work with the federal government toward playing games at Rogers Centre starting July 30, and expected to receive a response by Friday. But a government official familiar with the talks said the Blue Jays will not learn whether they will get to play in Toronto by the weekend.

• The Angels signed veteran OF Adam Eaton two days after he was released by the White Sox. They also designated LHP Dillon Peters for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. The Halos also made a midseason change in the booth, replacing Daron Sutton with former Marlins play-by-play voice Rich Waltz. Sutton told the L.A. Times that no reason was given him by the Angels for the change.

• The television rating for baseball’s All-Star Game sank to a record low but viewers increased by 1 percent. The American League’s 5-2 win over the National at Denver on Tuesday night got a 4.5 rating and 11 share, and was seen by 8,237,000 viewers ages 2 and up, Fox said Wednesday.

The previous low rating was 5.0 for the American League’s 4-3 victory at Cleveland two years ago, which had an 11 share and and was seen by 8,140,000 viewers.