After being accused of sexual assault, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been suspended for two years by Major League Baseball.

Bauer, 31, has denied any wrongdoing and was accused of sexual assault by a woman in San Diego last June.

For breaching Major League Baseball’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, he has been suspended without pay for 324 championship season games, or two complete seasons.

Bauer, who signed a free-agent deal worth $102 million in February 2021, hasn’t pitched since the allegations surfaced in June of last year.

He has never been charged with a crime as a result of the allegations.

Bauer has filed a lawsuit against the woman who accused him of sexual assault, alleging that her motivation was to smear his “reputation and baseball career, garner attention for herself, and extract millions of dollars” from him.

On Friday, he tweeted: “In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy.

“I am appealing this action and expect to prevail. As we have throughout this process, my representatives and I respect the confidentiality of the proceedings.”

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