June 27, 2023
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer and The Athletic settled a defamation dispute Tuesday, ending the onetime All-Star's suit in California federal court against the New York Times-owned sports website and a now-former reporter.
March 27, 2023
An attorney for The Athletic urged a California federal judge on Monday to strike a defamation claim over an article about a sexual assault allegation against Trevor Bauer, arguing that the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher does not strongly tie fallout from the article to lost business opportunities.
August 29, 2022
The Athletic and one of its former reporters are unlikely to score an early win against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer's defamation suit, a California federal judge indicated, telling them the "whole case" won't boil down to Monday's hearing on their motions to dismiss or strike the complaint.