Giants suspend pay to injured Harrison Bader after scooter crash
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Key Points:
- The San Francisco Giants have suspended payment to injured outfielder Harrison Bader after he worsened his left foot injury in a scooter accident early Sunday in San Francisco.
- Bader has been sidelined since late May due to plantar fasciitis, and the accident has delayed his treatment and return to play, according to Giants president Buster Posey.
- Bader, who signed a two-year, $20.5 million contract before the season, is owed $1.42 million for the remainder of 2023 but will not be paid until he resumes playing.
- The 32-year-old was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash and was batting .170 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in 30 games before going on the injured list.
- This is not Bader's first scooter-related incident; he was previously suspended in college in 2014 after a scooter crash involving alcohol.
