Los Angeles, California - Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Trevor Bauer apparently has a past history with the law regarding an order of protection that was filed against him last year.

Bauer (30) has been on an extended leave handed down by Major League Baseball since July 2, after being hit in June with accusations of sexual assault.

The "break" from baseball was extended for the fifth time earlier this week while his current legal situation is processed.

First reported on by the Washington Post, it seems that Bauer was the subject of a temporary order of protection that was filed last year in the state of Ohio, possibly during his time pitching for the Cincinnati Reds in 2019 and 2020.

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The order was filed in response to an alleged incident where he – similar to his current allegations – physically assaulted a woman and sent threatening text messages to her afterwards.

The texts were sent from a phone number registered to Bauer, according to the Ohio court order acquired by the Post. The messages mention him not feeling "like spending time in jail for killing someone...And that's what would happen if I saw you again."

The order came out of an "ex parte" proceeding, just like the current order in Bauer's case with a woman in California, meaning it was issued without a hearing from the other side.

The new revelation prompted Bauer himself to break his silence on Twitter on Saturday, regarding at least his past, if not also his current, relationships with women.

Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba have been representing Bauer as co-agents through his current situation.

Bauer included a statement from his agents, as well as his own, in the new Twitter post.

They claimed in response to the Post's new report that Bauer was involved in a consensual relationship with the Ohio woman from 2016 to 2019 and that her protection order was "bogus", adding she was demanding $3.4 million "to 'remain silent.'"

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A police report was also obtained by the Post showing that in 2017, the same woman attempted to show authorities photographs of facial injuries, but that she was arrested for underage drinking instead.

"MLB takes these and all allegations very seriously," a league spokesperson said in a separate statement.

At this point in time, there have been no comments from the Dodgers regarding the past Ohio allegations.

Bauer is expected to appear in Los Angeles County court next week, with his administrative leave set to end on August 20.