Overview

• Trevor Bauer, suspended in 2021 for alleged violations of MLB's domestic violence policy, has not returned to the league despite cleared legal cases and reduced suspension.
• Rep. Eric Burlison sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, questioning whether Bauer's political views influenced his continued exclusion from the league.
• Burlison highlighted Bauer's past support for Donald Trump and criticism of MLB policies, including diversity initiatives and league management decisions.
• Legal cases against Bauer ended with no criminal charges, and one accuser was later charged with fraud for fabricating evidence against him.
• Bauer, a former Cy Young winner, has expressed a desire to return to MLB and offered to play for the league minimum, but no team has signed him since 2021.