Veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger is under investigation by Major League Baseball over alleged abuse by his 10-month-old daughter’s mother, including allegations he strangled the woman and once threw an iPad at her while she was pregnant.
Olivia Finestead made the allegations in a series of social media posts on Tuesday. She also says that Clevinger ‘threw chewing spit at our baby’.
“I hope the @MLB does what they’re supposed to do and puts him in the therapy he needs, maybe even a little suspension (sic) so he can have the time to really think about why he’s abusing his children and their mothers ‘ the post says.
The Commissioner’s office has since opened an investigation into the matter, can confirm.
Veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger is under investigation by Major League Baseball over alleged abuse by his 10-month-old daughter’s mother, including allegations he strangled the woman and once threw an iPad at her while she was pregnant
Olivia Finestead made the allegations in a series of social media posts on Tuesday. She also says that Clevinger ‘threw chewing spit at our baby’. “I hope the @MLB does what they’re supposed to do and puts him in the therapy he needs, maybe even a little suspension (sic) so he can have the time to really think about why he’s abusing his children and their mothers ‘ the post says
“You really deserve hell,” she wrote. “I have been silent for almost a year and you continue to secretly abuse your child, withholding ALL his belongings, we have none of our belongings, not even her birth certificate or her car seat. He did everything to stay in control.
“Neither am I kidding when I say his other children’s mother (sic) has been cheated on thousands of times even with them under the same roof,” she wrote, adding, “pregnant and not pregnant.”
Then she called Clevinger, “Really a bad person.”
Clevinger spent most of his career with Cleveland but has been with the San Diego Padres since 2020. He recently signed with the Chicago White Sox, who were unaware of the allegations until after he took over, the team claimed in a statement.
“Major League Baseball and the Chicago White Sox take all allegations very seriously, and the White Sox fully support the joint policy shared by the MLB and MLBPA on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse,” the statement provided to the DailyMail said. com.
“MLB launched an investigation after learning of these allegations. The White Sox were unaware of the allegations or the investigation at the time of his signing. The White Sox will remain silent until MLB’s investigation process is complete.’
The allegations against Clevinger come as former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer remains a free agent following his release from the Los Angeles Dodgers over abuse allegations. Bauer was officially sacked by the club after his unprecedented 324-game ban was reduced by a referee over allegations of sexual misconduct. Los Angeles appointed Bauer to the contract on January 6, and he subsequently approved waivers
The allegations against Clevinger come as former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer remains a free agent following his release from the Los Angeles Dodgers over abuse allegations.
Bauer was officially sacked by the club after his unprecedented 324-game ban was reduced by a referee over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Los Angeles appointed Bauer to the contract on January 6, and he subsequently approved waivers.
The Dodgers still owe Bauer the remaining $22.5 million of his three-year, $102 million contract. But even though other MLB clubs can sign him for the league minimum of $720,000, Bauer has remained a free agent following the stark allegations.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Bauer last April for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policies after a San Diego woman said he punched and sexually abused her in 2021. Bauer has claimed he did nothing wrong and said everything that happened between the two was consensual.
He was never charged with any crime in this matter.
The players’ union filed a complaint on Bauer’s behalf, and a three-person panel led by referee Martin Scheinman ruled on December 2.
Scheinman concluded that Bauer violated MLB policy and cut his salary for the first 50 games of 2023, which covered part of the pitcher’s time on paid vacation in 2021 and 2022.
Bauer joined his hometown Dodgers ahead of the 2021 season and was 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 17 starts before being furloughed.
Clevinger signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the White Sox after the 2022 season. The 32-year-old has earned more than $15 million over seven MLB seasons.