Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Power is suing former sportswriter and writer Molly Knight for defamation.
Los Angeles Dodgers Trevor Power pitcher Advertise on Twitter On Tuesday, it filed a lawsuit against sports publication, The Athletic, and former writer Molly Knight for “knowingly publishing false information.” A tweet was also attached Link to suit.
This is Bauer’s second lawsuit against a publication, and the first is Deadspin.
Back in February, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office wasn’t filing criminal charges against Power for sexual assault in 2021.
Trevor Bauer files defamation lawsuit against Molly Knight athlete
Bauer’s lawsuit alleges that The Athletic and Knight “defamed Mr. Bauer by creating and publishing a false account that Mr. Bauer had broken the complainant’s skull” in an article published last June. The shooter’s legal team says in the lawsuit that the article ignored the results of a CT scan that ruled out a skull fracture.
“The defendants acted with real malice because they had willfully ignored the truth – which was evident in the medical records held by The Athletic – and because the defendants’ defamatory statements were part of a campaign to harass Mr. Power, as evidenced by other actions, and their prior and subsequent false and misleading statements about his behavior and character their efforts to dissuade Major League Baseball teams from signing him, and their intense complaints about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to add him to their team.”
Power has been on the MLB’s administrative leave list since last July, and it was recently extended until April 16, when he faces possible discipline from the league.
He had made 17 appearances in 2021, posting an 8-5 record, 2.59 ERA, and 137 strikes over the course of 107.2 innings.
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