Los Angeles Dodgers: Trevor Bauer hearing begins Friday afternoon

The sports story of the day was the fact the Cleveland Indians are now the Cleveland Guardians. But another monumental story was playing out as Trevor Bauer appeared in court regarding the restraining order currently in place against him.

As most know now, Bauer allegedly committed assault against a woman earlier this year. He is claiming it was consensual rough sex, while her side is alleging assault took place. For now, the issue at hand is the restraining order in place.

The hearing on the matter began Friday, after some delay, and a recess was called after some time.

Trevor Bauer legal hearing still has a lot of time to go

A recess was called and  now the hearing will stretch into August. Reports from the courtroom claimed he is going to have to testify, even if he pleads the Fifth Amendment

Let’s circle back to a baseball-centric viewpoint here. It now definitely looks like Bauer will not be back on the mound this year. His legal battle will now stretch deep into August, and that is before any criminal investigations or MLB concluding its own internal investigations.

A legal situation taking this long is nothing new. It just does not bode well with the MLB calendar. The Dodgers have already started to distance themselves from him and it would be a shock if his administrative leave ended before this hearing ultimately concludes.

Some fans may have been expecting concrete answers today. That did not happen and now the next focus in this hearing is if Bauer chooses to openly testify or not.