Trevor Bauer had a brief close encounter with Major League professional baseball when he threw pitches before the Los Angeles Dodgers prospects at the team’s minor league complex last Sunday, as he once again took the mound, facing professional hitters from the United States for the first time in almost three years.
What happened to Trevor Bauer?
Bauer was last seen dressed as a Major League Baseball player with the Dodgers in the 2021 season. before receiving a fairly severe suspension, the longest in the history of the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy implemented by MLB. Bauer returned to face his old team, but this time as an Asian Breeze player.
Where is Bauer currently playing?
The Asian Brezze is a team from Japan, who managed to agree on a match against the camp of the Los Angeles Dodgers Minor Leagues so that their prospects and figures with the greatest projection in Japan have much more notoriety in the eyes of the scouts and talent hunters of the Major Leagues, and that is why Bauer took advantage of the occasion to pitch with the Asian team and set foot on a Major League field again in the United States.
How did it go?
It was made known through several media reports that Bauer was close to 99 miles from the mound. and that he received neither hits nor runs, in addition to leaving the game without having issued a walk in a total of 3 innings of pitching with a total of 4 rivals fanned.
Words from Trevor Bauer after his departure from the Dodgers’ field.
“I mean, if you think about it, he should have a chance to sign with a major league team.”Bauer said, according to ESPN’s Alden González. “I’m only asking for the league minimum, so it’s not a question of money. I have served my suspension twice. “I have been absolved of everything in the legal system.”
“If you think about it logically, there really is no reason why I shouldn’t have a job.. But I dont have it. So, it is what it is. We’ll see how it develops. I don’t want to predict the future. We’ll see.” Bauer confessed.
Bauer received a suspension of a total of 324 games in April 2022 that an independent arbitrator finally decided to reduce to a total of 194 games; The pitcher was publicly accused of sexual assault by four women, but despite this he was never formally accused. In addition, a lawsuit was resolved for the charge of sexual assault with one of the aforementioned women last year 2023 in the month of October.
The 33-year-old pitcher arrived at the Los Angeles Dodgers team in February 2021 after having agreed to sign. of a contract of a total of 3 years and $102 million dollars, after having won the Cy Young award of the National League in the 2020 season. Bauer could only make 17 starts in Los Angeles before being released.
The 33-year-old joined the Dodgers in February 2021 on a three-year, $102 million contract. after winning the 2020 National League Cy Young. He only made 17 starts for the club before being released.
Despite being disaffected from Major League baseball, Bauer’s playing days did not end.On the contrary, the pitcher had experience in the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan in 2023.
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