Previously suspended pitcher Trevor Bauer signs to play overseas in Japan

FILE – Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer pauses while working against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game…

FILE – Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer pauses while working against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. Bauer was reinstated Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, by Major League Baseball’s independent arbitrator, allowing the pitcher to resume his career at the start of the 2023 season. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)

by: Chad Krispinsky

Posted: Mar 13, 2023 / 04:15 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 13, 2023 / 04:15 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES, California (WKBN) – Former Cleveland Indians’ pitcher Trevor Bauer has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.

The deal was first reported by Japan’s Sankei Sports.

Bauer was recently reinstated by Major League Baseball following a 324-game suspension for violating MLB’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. The suspension came as a result of a 2021 sexual assault charge in California, which resulted in no criminal charges in the end.

Following the reinstatement, Bauer was released by the Dodgers a month later.

No other MLB teams showed any interest in signing him, prompting him to sign to play overseas.