Giants suspend Harrison Bader's pay after late-night scooter crash
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Key Points:
- San Francisco Giants outfielder Harrison Bader will miss the remainder of the season due to injuries sustained in a late-night scooter accident, which also led the team to suspend his salary pending an investigation.
- Bader’s injury delayed treatment for his existing plantar fasciitis and occurred when his scooter collided with a San Francisco Fire Department truck, with the truck’s wheel rolling over his foot.
- The Giants president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, confirmed the team is investigating the incident and will withhold Bader’s pay until he can return to play.
- Bader, who signed a two-year, $20.5 million contract this offseason, had been sidelined since May 29 due to plantar fasciitis and had a .170 batting average with five home runs in 39 games this season.
- This is not Bader’s first scooter-related incident; in 2014, he was suspended 19 games for a drunken scooter crash while playing for Florida.
