Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has already made plenty of headlines with the Yokohama BayStars. After being reinstated by MLB, the Dodgers released Bauer, and he headed overseas to continue his professional baseball career.
So far, it isn't going well for Bauer, and he was absolutely shelled in his second start.
Trevor Bauer’s final line in his 2nd career NPB start
6.0 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 103 PI
Coughed up 3 home runs pic.twitter.com/FTmdx5KQos
— Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) May 9, 2023
Bauer's final stat line was ugly in all areas. He gave up seven runs (six earned) on 11 hits in six innings, including three home runs. Perhaps the only encouraging sign is that he walked zero and had eight strikeouts.
Kazuma Okamoto goes deep off Trevor Bauer pic.twitter.com/jVzLP5HGGg
— Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) May 9, 2023
Bauer's first outing with the BayStars was much better: He went seven innings, giving up just one run and one walk on seven hits. However, his second go-around was a trainwreck, and he just couldn't have any easy innings. Trevor Bauer also finished the day with a pitch count of 103 in six innings.
Bauer also made headlines with a sword celebration that drew some backlash from his teammate, although the two cleared the air shortly after.
Bauer's suspension from MLB likely will make it difficult for him to find another team willing to take a chance on him. The difference between his first and second outings with the BayStars was pretty drastic, so it will be interesting to see how he fares in his third outing.
Trevor Bauer has fallen far from grace since he was a member of the LA Dodgers, and the 32-year-old will try and fix his struggles before the BayStars decide to release him.
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