After winning the National League Cy Young Award in 2020 with the Cincinnati Reds, Trevor Bauer made the decision to move to the West Coast and signed a whopping $102 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers for three years. The Dodgers knew Bauer’s ability on the mound and were willing to look past his controversial reputation. However, that caught up with the Dodgers and the 2018 All-Star, who was put on administrative leave in July 2021 after an investigation opened into sexual assault allegations against him. Eventually, the MLB suspended the ace for 324 games.
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However, in December 2022, his suspension was reduced to 194 games, allowing him to start the 2023 season from the beginning. But the Los Angeles Dodgers designated him on assignment and finally released him. Moreover, no other MLB team seemingly wanted to get their hands on Bauer, despite his ability on the mound. Consequently, Trevor Bauer signed a $4 million deal in the Japanese NPB with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, a Central League team.
Trevor Bauer brings out a special celebration in the Japanese Minor League
A few hours ago, while Trevor Bauer was playing a minor league game in Japan, he pulled out a special celebration after striking the batter out. In fact, he didn’t pull out the celebration but sheathed it instead.
Trevor Bauer does the sword celebration in a Japanese Minor League game
As reported by Talkin Baseball, the stained MLB star did the “sword celebration in a Japanese Minor League game.”
Fans don’t have a single soft spot for Bauer, whose controversies got the better of him in the MLB. As a result, fans didn’t respond to the video of Bauer’s sword celebration kindly.
This is how fans reacted:
Never been a more unlikeable player
I was better not seeing that.
Why are we giving this loser exposure?
It's not too late to delete this trash content.
we really don’t need this content guys
Dodgers really made sure that man wouldn’t be signed to any MLB team 💀
Imagine celebrating in the minors in Japan when you were once in MLB. Dude's going to be pitching in Bangkok next month.
Notably, after signing with the BayStars, Bauer revealed that he always wanted to play in the NPB, and he expressed excitement toward his eventual debut with the Yokohama-based team.
He said, “I am very excited to be able to play for the BayStars this season. It is my dream to play in the Japanese professional baseball world, and I will be able to show that dream in front of the fans. … I miss the players and the fans. I’m already looking forward to it, and I’m looking forward to seeing you in the city of Yokohama.”
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Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer poses for photographers in his new DeNA BayStars uniform during an introductory press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 24, 2023. Bauer, who was suspended by Major League Baseball in 2022 following allegations of sexual assault, has signed a one-year deal with DeNA. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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