In what could be a game-changing move, the Long Island Ducks have signed the controversial 10-year MLB veteran and 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer for the upcoming 2026 Atlantic League season, today the team announced on X.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Surrounded by sexual assault allegations, according to reports, Bauer spent the past five years competing internationally, including stints in Japan and Mexico.
But now the 35-year-old will be pitching on American soil, and the Ducks will slot him in as their opening night starter on April 21st at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Additionally, Bauer will be “Mic’d Up” for all games and practices for the purposes of content creation to be featured on his and the team’s social media and streaming outlets, per Long Island.
“We are excited to welcome Trevor to Long Island,” Ducks President/CBO Michael Pfaff said in a press release. “His talent and knowledge will be important additions to our ballclub, and we are happy to offer him this opportunity to showcase his talents to MLB clubs while giving fans unprecedented access to Ducks baseball.”
A first-round selection of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2011 MLB Draft, he climbed the bump for the Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers, compiling 83 wins in 212 big league starts during that time span.
Trevor Bauer said he is happy to be stateside again and be a part of numerous outstanding former players who once called Long Island home.
“I’m looking forward to competing in front of U.S. fans again this season,” Bauer said in a video post on X. “The Ducks have had some incredible players come through their organization, and I’m excited to be part of that tradition.”
Long Island kicks off the Atlantic League season against Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Tuesday, April 21st at 6:35 p.m.
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