Los Angeles, California - Trevor Bauer, the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was placed on what the MLB is calling "administrative leave" while investigations are underway regarding serious allegations of sexual assault recently leveled against him.

The league’s temporary action that was handed down this past Friday, will keep Trevor Bauer (30) from his next scheduled start on July 4. Major League Baseball could extend this "leave" with approval from the Player’s Association to go past the upcoming All-Star game in mid-July.

Bauer is accused by a currently unnamed woman of sexual assault that reportedly occurred on two separate occasions during the month of May.

In the first instance, the woman claims Bauer caused her to lose consciousness several times while he chocked her. She said she was also punched and scratched during the alleged assault.

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The second reported interaction, which is said to have occurred at Bauer’s own home in nearby Pasadena, California, was deemed much worse, resulting in the woman suffering documented head trauma and associated injuries.

The woman’s statement was made on the record to local authorities, with the potential for perjury charges if her statements are found to have been false. After she made her statement, a presiding judge called for a restraining order to be issued between both parties.

Bauer has denied the allegations and released a statement over the weekend that he will not appeal the MLB's decision.

Major League Baseball has had a joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy in effect since August 2015. This policy gives the league the right to place a player on leave without any charges being filed.

A leave of this sort isn’t formally considered a suspension, and unless an extension is approved, Bauer will have every right to step back onto a field, even if this situation goes further in court.

Major League Baseball said in its own statement regarding Bauer’s case that its investigation is "ongoing."

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Jon Fetterolf, one of Bauer’s co-counsels, issued a statement of his own saying the sexual encounters were "wholly consensual." He also said the woman's "basis for filing a protection order is nonexistent, fraudulent and deliberately omits key facts, information and her own relevant communication."

Bauer is expected to appear for a court hearing in response to these allegations on July 23.