Trevor Bauer's accuser ordered to pay more than $300K for violating settlement

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer, out of the game since 2021 after being accused of sexual assault

will receive more than $300,000 in damages from his accuser after a judge said she violated the terms of their settlement agreement

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered Lindsay Hill to pay the damages

after Hill's attorneys sent a letter to Bauer's attorneys detailing a $300,000 insurance payment she received

The original settlement between the two parties stipulated no money be paid by either side

Bauer filed a new suit in October 2024, alleging Hill violated the terms of the agreement

by claiming multiple times on social media that she received financial compensation from him

When Hill failed to contest the new suit, Judge Daniel Crowley ruled in Bauer's favor

Hill's accusations in 2021 ultimately led to Bauer's 194-game suspension from the major leagues

though no criminal charges were ever filed The Los Angeles Dodgers released him once he was reinstated in 2023 and they paid most of the remainder of his 102 million dollar contract The last pitch thrown in the majors by the former Cy Young winner came on June 28th

2021. Since then he's pitched in Mexico and Japan and has documented his daily life on YouTube

and other platforms. His latest video was posted three days ago after an outing for the Japanese

team Yokohama Bay Stars. After a slow start to the year I've been pitching a lot better recently

I'm currently two and three with a 2.83 ERA and 35 innings pitch but as a reminder to qualify for

the Samura I need to hit these benchmarks so I gotta keep them when I'm going. Bauer has stated

multiple times he wants another shot at resuming his 10-year career in the major leagues. In addition

to the Dodgers he's played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, and Cincinnati

Reds where he won the Cy Young Award in 2020 with a 1.73 ERA. Bauer has said he'd play for

the league minimum salary if a team took a chance on him. As a free agent he could sign anywhere

but it seems no organizations want to deal with the media or fan scrutiny

that would surround his return. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis