Giants Suspend Payment to Harrison Bader After Scooter Accident

The San Francisco Giants have suspended payment to outfielder Harrison Bader after he exacerbated an injury to his left foot in a scooter accident last weekend. Bader, who has been out since late May with plantar fasciitis, aggravated his condition after the incident early Sunday in San Francisco.

Giants President of Baseball Operations, Buster Posey, stated in a Friday announcement, “Over the weekend, Harrison Bader was involved in an accident that has delayed Harrison’s prior treatment timeline for plantar fasciitis and, unfortunately, his return to the field. We are still investigating the circumstances of the accident but will be suspending payment to Harrison until he is able to resume performing services for the club.”

Bader signed a two-year, $20.5 million contract with the Giants prior to this season, with a $4.5 million base salary for the current year. He is owed $1.42 million for the balance of the season. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Bader was part of a vehicle collision while riding his scooter at around 2 a.m. on Sunday in San Francisco’s Marina District. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Bader, 32, was batting .170 with five home runs, 14 RBIs, and a .557 OPS in 30 games prior to being placed on the injured list. This incident is not Bader’s first scooter-related issue. In 2014, while in college at Florida, he was suspended after hitting a curb and colliding with a truck on a motorized scooter, reported the Gainesville Sun. The incident report mentioned he was unresponsive on the ground and smelled of alcohol.

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