Giants suspend pay to injured outfielder Harrison Bader following scooter accident
Summary
The San Francisco Giants have stopped paying outfielder Harrison Bader after he worsened a foot injury in a scooter accident in San Francisco. Bader has been injured since May and the team is investigating the accident while he remains unable to play.Key Facts
- Harrison Bader injured his left foot and has plantar fasciitis, a painful foot condition.
- He aggravated this injury in a scooter accident early one Sunday morning in San Francisco.
- The Giants suspended his pay because he cannot perform his baseball duties while injured.
- Bader signed a two-year contract worth $20.5 million before the season.
- He earned a $4.5 million base salary this season and is owed $1.42 million for the rest of the year.
- Bader was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the scooter crash.
- Before the injury, Bader was batting .170 with 5 home runs and 14 RBIs in 30 games.
- Bader had a previous scooter accident in college in 2014 that also caused problems.
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