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Trevor Bauer, the former Cy Young Award winner and MLB All-Star, had a nice follow-up to his no-hitter he threw for the Long Island Ducks during his latest outing on Saturday night.
Bauer struck out 10 batters while walking just one in the Ducks’ 6-1 win over the Lexington Legends in front of a sellout home crowd on May 2. He allowed six hits and one run over 101 pitches for the Ducks.
With his 10 strikeouts, Bauer now leads the Atlantic League in strikeouts after three starts.
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Long Island Ducks pitcher Trevor Bauer, the former MLB Cy Young Award winner, struck out 10 against the Lexington Legends in his most recent Atlantic League start. (Long Island Ducks)
Bauer’s agent, Rachel Luba, pointed out on social media that Bauer also topped his fastball at 98 mph.
A common theme now for Bauer is also making sure to stop for autographs and pictures after each of his starts, which happened again Saturday night at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Bauer’s previous outing saw some Ducks history when he threw a no-hitter against the Lancaster Stormers in a scheduled seven-inning game as part of the team’s doubleheader.
It was Bauer’s second US start since 2021, when he faced just one batter over the minimum in a scheduled seven-inning doubleheader against the Stormers. Bauer threw 84 pitches, struck out seven batters and walked just one for the loss in the perfect game.
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Bauer let out a roar on the mound after a called strike three for the third no-hitter in Ducks history. In this win over the legends, Bauer was seen doing his patented “sword” celebration while feeling it out on the mound with double-digit strikeouts.
Bauer said he was looking forward to competing in the United States and seeing fans again in his home country this season shortly after signing with the Ducks. Bauer pitched in Japan in both 2023 and 2025, with a stint in Mexico coming in 2024. He pitched to a 2.59 ERA and 9.2 K/9 in Japan in 2023, and in Mexico those numbers improved to 2.48 and 13.0. Last year in Japan, however, his ERA shot up to 4.41 and he struck out just 8.2 batters per inning. nine innings.
Bauer is certainly enjoying the competition as well, as he looked good on the mound. After his first start on April 21, an American League team scout in attendance thought Bauer was “a guy who can help” an MLB club. After all, Bauer continues his work to get back to the height of major league play that he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers before he was hit with sexual assault allegations.
June marks five years since Bauer, as the reigning Cy Young Award winner, last appeared in an MLB game. On June 28 of that year, he threw six innings of two-run ball while striking out eight batters to record the win.
Trevor Bauer pitches for the Long Island Ducks for the third time this season – a 6-1 win over the Lexington Legends in the Atlantic League. (Long Island Ducks)
Two days later, Bauer was hit with sexual assault allegations, which eventually led to a 324 game suspension (the equivalent of two seasons). It was eventually reduced to 184 games for violating the league’s joint policy on domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
Bauer has maintained her innocence and settled with one prosecutor, while another faces 16 years in prison after being charged with fraud for faking a pregnancy and asking Bauer for money for an abortion.
Bauer and Lindsey Hill, who accused the pitcher of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021, settled their case without exchange of money in late 2023. Bauer revealed texts from Hill, who said Bauer would be her “next victim,” among other damning messages. Hill has since said MLB has more evidence of Bauer’s alleged wrongdoing.
Last June, Hill was ordered to pay Bauer more than $300,000 for violating the terms of the settlement. Hill violated their settlement agreement with each other by discussing Bauer on podcasts and in public appearances, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Nearly two years ago, Bauer said he “may have no choice” but to sue Major League Baseball “if I continue to be kept out” of the league. Bauer has said he would “play for the league minimum,” but he has yet to sign with an MLB team.
Trevor Bauer celebrates his trademark “sword” after securing a strikeout for the Long Island Ducks in Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Lexington Legends. (Long Island Ducks)
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Bauer has since called out MLB after Pete Rose and other deceased former players were removed from the league’s permanently ineligible list.
“So since Pete is welcome back now, does that apply to everyone who has been blackballed?” Bauer asked the X. “Or do you have to actually be guilty of something to qualify for that?”
