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- Manager Dave Roberts was asked about Trevor Bauer and the 2022 season on the Rich Eisen Show
- The pitcher is lashing out at the media for misrepresenting a quote regarding his status with the Dodgers
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Dave Roberts made an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show Thursday to speak about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ upcoming season.
The team is making waves this offseason with the addition of 1B Freddie Freeman, adding another proven slugger to an already potent lineup. Los Angeles now has four former MVPs on the roster and they’re gearing up for another deep run in the MLB Playoffs this fall.
While Freeman represents a great new addition to the team, there will also be one important absence in the starting pitching rotation.
At least to begin the season.
According to a league source, MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to extend Trevor Bauer’s Administrative Leave through Saturday, April 16
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 17, 2022
Trevor Bauer will miss the first week of the season as the MLB has extended his Administrative Leave through April 16th. This absence is due to sexual allegations stemming from an incident last year. Bauer is reportedly cooperating, but the league hasn’t yet budged on letting him back on the roster.
Jon Fetterolf, Rachel Luba, Trevor Bauer’s reps; Mr. Bauer is cooperating with the MLB investigation and looks forward to resolving this matter. He continues to prepare for the season. Administrative leave is not a disciplinary action nor does it … reflect (the league’s finding)
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 17, 2022
Bauer’s future is obviously a hot topic, so Eisen took the time to ask the Dodgers’ manager about his starting pitcher.
Unfortunately, it looks like Roberts’s answer got a bit misconstrued by Eisen’s social media team.
Trevor Bauer Bashes Media For Spreading Misinformation
When asked about the status of his starting pitcher, Roberts responded that he doesn’t quite have enough information to make a call on when Bauer will be back with the team. Instead, he’s focusing on the guys who are currently in camp.
The radio show host followed up with this.
Eisen: “Ok, so right now you’re planning to start 2022 and go however long without Trevor Bauer, right?”
Roberts: “Absolutely, yes, yes sir.”
Seemed pretty harmless in the moment, but Eisen’s media team then made it seem like Bauer may never be back with the team. Their post after the interview read, “Manager Dave Roberts just told us he plans NOT have Trevor Bauer for the foreseeable future, if ever again.”
That’s certainly a misrepresentation of what was said.
Bauer took to social media to bash the Rich Eisen Show and their portrayal of the Roberts quote.
Media at it again. This is an outright lie. Here’s what was actually said:
Rich: "I noticed one name that didn't get mentioned by you right there, and it's Trevor Bauer. What can you tell me about him?"
Dave: "Yeah, I really can't and it's not just trying to… I don't have pic.twitter.com/EiVLTgUgJ6
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) March 17, 2022
the information so I think, I guess the line is I'm just going to kind of focus on the guys that are in camp. And until I know more and until he's with us, I just can't comment because I just don't know enough information but I'm sure as time goes on, you know, we'll know more."
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) March 17, 2022
Rich: "Ok, so right now you're planning to start 2022 and go for however long without Trevor Bauer, right?"
Dave: "Absolutely, yep. Yes sir."
Does that sound anything like the initial tweet? No. So it begs the question, WHY? What was the intended outcome of the tweet? When will
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) March 17, 2022
The media stop lying for engagement and clicks and start reporting things accurately? This is despicable behavior and, unfortunately, extremely common practice now days. Time for some accountability.
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) March 17, 2022
Bauer wanted some accountability, and he got a bit with Eisen admitting that the Tweet was a misrepresentation of what was said in the interview.
A previous tweet from our account characterizing Dave Roberts not expecting Trevor Bauer soon or "if ever again" has been deleted. It was an inaccurate portrayal of Roberts' comments in an appearance on today's show, which can be heard in its entirety here. We regret the error. pic.twitter.com/wncibssGkX
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) March 17, 2022
Bauer will hope to get back on the field sooner rather than later to bolster the Dodgers’ rotation.