Former Cleveland pitcher Mike Clevinger facing domestic abuse allegations, report says

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Cleveland right-hander Mike Clevinger, according to a report from The Athletic, is under investigation by MLB for domestic violence allegations.

Clevinger signed a one-year, $8 million free agent contract with the White Sox on December 4. The deal includes a $4 million buyout for 2024.

Olivia Finestead, the mother of the couple’s 10-month-old daughter, told The Athletic that she spoke to MLB investigators about the physical, verbal and emotional abuse Clevinger directed at her and their daughter.

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In an incident last June, according to The Athletic, Finestead said Clevinger choked her. Finestead added that two weeks later Clevinger, 33, slapped her in a hotel room when the Padres, the team Clevinger was playing for at the time, were playing the Dodgers and threw tobacco at her. chew on their child.

The allegations surfaced when Finestead posted a story on Instagram on Tuesday.

I hope @MLB does what it should and puts him in the required therapy, maybe even a little suspension (sic) so he can take the time to really think about why he’s abusing his children and their mothers, the post said.

The White Sox told Athletic they were unaware of the allegations against Clevinger when they signed him.

Chicago released this statement: Major League Baseball and the Chicago White Sox take all allegations very seriously, and the White Sox fully support the joint policy on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse shared by the MLB and the MLBPA.

Cleveland acquired Clevinger from the Angels on August 7, 2014. He reached the major leagues for them in 2016 and went 40-22 with a 3.20 ERA in 101 games, including 88 starts. Cleveland traded him to the Padres on August 31, 2020.

The trade came shortly after Clevinger and Zach Plesac broke team and MLB COVID protocols to spend a night in the city of Chicago. Cleveland received Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Owen Miller, Austin Hedges, Gabrial Arias and Joey Cantillo from the Padres for Clevinger, Greg Alclen and Matt Waldron.

Clevinger underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow shortly after the trade and played just 27 games, including 26 starts, in his time with the Padres.

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