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Cup of Coffee by Craig Calcaterra

August 20, 2021

Trevor Bauer won his restraining order hearing but, if anything, that hearing made it more likely, not less, that MLB will hand him a big suspension soon

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Craig Calcaterra
Aug 20, 2021
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The decision came down in the Trevor Bauer protective order hearing yesterday. Today I tell you what that means and what it does not mean. I also tell you why, despite that decision, Major League Baseball has no choice but to suspend Bauer immediately. It’s a simple case that, if MLB blows it, it has rendered its domestic violence policy a…

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