Dodgers' Trevor Bauer reinstated after suspension reduced to 194 games

Trevor Bauer's preliminary 324-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's

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primary domestic violence policy was reduced to 194 games by an impartial arbitrator, who also reinstated him.

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Representatives from Bauer's prison and his corporation, the Dodgers, were informed of the referee's choice Thursday afternoon

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completing a seven-month grievance process and bringing some legibility to a saga that has been unfolding for the past.

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Bauer has served one hundred and forty-four games of the suspension, but referee Martin Scheinman

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essentially gave him credit for the time he was on MLB's restricted list in the second half of the 2021 season

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So the Dodgers can have 14 days, until Jan. 6, to decide whether or not to release him or add him to their 40-man roster.

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The Dodgers didn't expect a pick until sometime in January and were caught off guard by the ruling

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