Mike Clevinger Won’t Be Disciplined After Domestic Violence Investigation

Editors’ note: This story contains alleged accounts of domestic violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or at https://www.thehotline.org/

Nearly six weeks after launching a domestic violence investigation into White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger, MLB will not issue any discipline against the 32-year-old, the league announced in a statement on Sunday.

Clevinger, who signed with Chicago this offseason, was accused by Olivia Finestead, the mother of one of Clevinger’s daughters, of physical, emotional and verbal abuse in January. Finestead told The Athletic that she had been talking to domestic violence investigators since last summer. She said that Clevinger had choked her in June and later slapped her in a hotel room, and that he once threw used chewing tobacco at their child. 

Clevinger spent the 2022 season with the Padres and signed a one-year, $8 million deal with Chicago in December.

In a statement, the league said that it interviewed more than 15 people and reviewed “thousands of electronic communication records.” The statement also noted the next steps Clevinger would take in lieu of any sort of disciplinary action.

“As part of his path forward, Mr. Clevinger has voluntarily agreed to submit the evaluations by the joint treatment boards under the collectively bargained policies, and to comply with any of the boards’ recommendations,” the statement read. “MLB will continue to make support services available to Mr. Clevinger, his family, and other individuals involved in the investigation.”