Giants Suspend Pay to Harrison Bader After Scooter Accident Worsens Foot Injury

The San Francisco Giants have halted salary payments to outfielder Harrison Bader after a scooter accident early Sunday morning in the Marina District worsened his existing left foot condition. Bader, who had been sidelined since late May with plantar fasciitis, sustained additional damage from the incident, which occurred around 2 a.m. in San Francisco. He was transported to a hospital with injuries deemed non-life-threatening.

Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey announced the decision Friday, stating the accident has set back Bader’s recovery timeline for his plantar fasciitis. The team indicated it would continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the scooter collision while maintaining the payment suspension until Bader is medically cleared to return to active play.

Bader, 32, signed a two-year, $20.5 million contract with the Giants this season, which carries a $4.5 million base salary. He stands to lose $1.42 million in remaining compensation for the season due to the suspension. Before his injury placement, he had appeared in 30 games, batting .170 with five home runs, 14 RBIs and a .557 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

This represents the second scooter-related incident in Bader’s career. In 2014, while a student-athlete at the University of Florida, he struck a curb and collided with a truck while operating a motorized scooter, resulting in a college suspension. According to the Gainesville Sun report, he was found unresponsive at the scene.