Bauer wants to return to major leagues, says he is focused on Mexican League
Trevor Bauer says while he wants to return to the major leagues, he’s concentrating on his brief stint with Mexico’s Diablos Rojos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trevor Bauer says while he wants to return to the major leagues, he's concentrating on his brief stint with Mexico's Diablos Rojos.
Bauer was introduced by the Diablos Rojos on Friday and is to pitch Sunday in the opener of a pair of exhibition games against a New York Yankees split squad.
The 33-year-old right-hander was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay by baseball Commissioner Rob Mandred in 2022 for violating the league’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy after a San Diego woman said he beat and sexually abused her, an accusation the pitcher denied.
“I’d certainly like to pitch in the big leagues again, but right now my focus is pitching here. I try to focus on what’s in front of me. What is next? I have a game against the Yankees. I want to do well to help my team,” said Bauer at a press conference. “Hopefully at some point in the future I can play in the big leagues again, but I’m a Diablo right now.”
