The San Francisco Giants have decided to suspend payment to outfielder Harrison Bader after he aggravated his left foot injury in a scooter accident. This incident occurred last weekend and has further delayed his recovery from plantar fasciitis, which has kept him off the field since late May.
“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,” stated Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey on Friday. The Giants are currently investigating the accident’s circumstances.
Bader is under a two-year, $20.5 million contract with the Giants, with a $4.5 million base salary for this season. He is due $1.42 million for the rest of this season. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Bader was involved in a vehicle collision while riding his scooter at around 2 a.m. on Sunday in San Francisco’s Marina District. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 32-year-old Bader had played 30 games this season before his injury, hitting .170 with five home runs, 14 RBIs, and a .557 OPS. This incident is not his first involving a scooter. In 2014, Bader faced suspension during his college years at Florida after a scooter accident, in which he hit a curb and collided with a truck, as reported by the Gainesville Sun.
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