Not condoning what Bauer did, but how can you sit there with a straight face and not realize the double standard?
Example A: Aroldis Chapman
Citing police reports, Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown and Jeff Passan reported that Chapman's girlfriend alleged he "choked" her and pushed her against a wall at his home near Miami on Oct. 30. Chapman then allegedly fired eight gunshots in his garage. The state attorney's office in Broward County, Florida, declined to file charges against the four-time All-Star because of inconsistent and conflicting reports.
Result: 30-game suspension
Example B: Sam Dyson
MLB began investigating Dyson in 2019 after a woman wrote two lengthy social media posts alleging domestic violence by an unnamed individual. The woman later told The Athletic that Dyson physically abused her. The Athletic reported she provided photos showing bruises on her arms she said were caused by Dyson. She also claimed Dyson physically harmed her cat. In an October 2020 report, The Athletic reviewed text messages, photos, medical and public documents provided by Blackburn, which painted a pattern of verbal and emotional abuse, along with photos of Blackburn’s bruised arms, which were provided to Jupiter police. Dyson did not face charges in Jupiter, with Blackburn saying the police believed they could not provide probable cause.
Result: 162-game suspension
Example C: Domingo German
The details surrounding Germán’s incident were initially scant until The Athletic’s report about what led to the pitcher’s sudden suspension. Germán reportedly slapped his girlfriend at a 2019 charity event hosted by his former Yankees teammate CC Sabathia but the league’s probe focused on what happened afterward. Germán was "intoxicated" and was "physically violent" with his girlfriend at his home after Sabathia’s event, according to the report. The victim locked herself into a room and called the wife of another Yankees player to help, The Athletic reported. The couple drove to Germán’s home and separated the two, according to the report. Germán was not arrested as police were not called and no incident report was filed, according to The Athletic. But the incident was reported to MLB by a different member of the Yankees’ organization, who was told of the incident by the pitcher’s girlfriend.
Result: 81 game-suspension
