Giants “Suspending Payment” To Harrison Bader After Scooter Accident

The Giants announced they will suspend payments to Harrison Bader after the outfielder reinjured his left foot over the weekend in a scooter accident. Neither Bader nor the MLB Players Association has yet commented. “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,” President of baseball operations Buster Posey said in a press release. “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 has been on the injured list since the end of May with plantar fasciitis. The team announced that he’d suffered new injuries in a scooter crash in the early morning hours on Sunday. The San Francisco Police Department didn’t specifically name Bader but told Shayna Rubin of The San Francisco Chronicle that an individual was transported to the hospital after being involved in a vehicle collision while on a scooter. According to a report from SFist, the scooter crashed into the back of an SFFD fire engine, which then rolled over Bader’s foot. Maria Guardado of MLB.com and Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News were among those to point out that Bader was previously injured in what was believed to be an alcohol-related scooter accident while in his sophomore season at the University of Florida in 2014. The Gators suspended him for 19 games. More to come. View Comments (42)