was arrested in Los Angeles
Scant details about the precipitating incident have been made public, and both the legal and league investigations are still in the early stages. But here’s what we know about how this could play out.MLB and the Players Association’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy allows the commissioner to unilaterally place an accused player on administrative leave for seven days. That can be reupped through an agreement with the union.
The DV policy, however, is not prescriptive in its discipline. This is intentional, so that the specifics of an individual case can be factored into the severity of the punishment. Since the policy was implemented, suspensions have ranged from 15 games to Bauer's 324, which was later reduced to 194 games. In every case except Bauer's, the Players Association and the league have agreed to the suspension, and thus, they wouldqualify as precedent.