Trevor Bauer will be making his second appearance against an MLB team in this Spring training period
Trevor Bauer (Image via Imago)
With the regular MLB season now less than 10 days away, the pace in the free agency market has picked up. On Monday night Blake Snell became the latest free agent to find a new home. One player who is yet to find a team though is Trevor Bauer.
The former Los Angeles Dodgers star is currently a free agent and is still looking for a team. Despite this, he has pitched this month, something the other free agents have not. Now Bauer is gearing up to face the New York Yankees in an exhibition game this upcoming Sunday.
The 2020 NL Cy Young award winner recently joined the Asian Breeze organization and played a game against his former team. This marked his first pitching appearance on U.S Soil in over three years. Now he will be playing for a Mexican team, Diablos Rojos.
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Unlike Asian Breeze, this won’t be his only appearance for the Mexican side. In a statement released on social media, Trevor Bauer informed that he will be playing in five games between April 11 and May 8. These games though will likely not be against MLB teams as the season will be up and running by them.
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Will any MLB team sign Trevor Bauer?
Since the sexual assault allegations came to light against him, Trevor Bauer has found himself away from MLB action. Having served his suspension, he is now eligible to play in the league again. The only problem for him now is, no team has shown any genuine interest in him.
Despite the calls from his former teammate Mookie Betts earlier, teams have not come forward and tried to get him on a free. This has led to a question: will any team sign him?
Trevor Bauer (Image via IMAGO)
The answer to this huge question lies in the hands of team owners. There could be some team who might want to get him onboard. However, given the allegations against him, teams have been a little hesitant to do so.
Recently, Bauer opened on this and offered himself to teams for free. The 33-year-old is still optimistic that he can be a part of a pitching rotation.
I’ve also agreed to pitch 5 games for the Diablos between April 11 and May 8 in lieu of a traditional spring training period...This will help me stay in game shape and I’ll be able to join a rotation immediately if or when an MLB offer comes.
Trevor Bauer on X.
A strong outing against the Yankees could ignite interest from teams which could attract them to him. It will be interesting to see how he does in this exhibition game on Sunday, March 24th.
