It wasn’t as big a debacle as, say, Justin Turner returning to the field to celebrate a world championship with his teammates while he was infected with the corona virus last October. But it was also not as mild as a typical sunny February afternoon at Chavez Ravine.
If Trevor Bauer thought that by signing with the Dodgers about the Mets, he could escape New York’s famously harsh media for a good-natured and light-hearted group of beat writers who weren’t frothy with tabloid teeth, then he was certainly shaken up roughly at his introduction. press conference on Thursday. About two-thirds of the 45-minute media session at Dodger Stadium was devoted to questions about Bauer harassing women on social media.
The timing of Bauer’s record $ 102 million contract couldn’t have been worse for the Dodgers. Three weeks ago, Mets general manager Jared Porter was fired for harassing a female reporter. Last week, the Angels suspended pitching …