Trevor Bauer will make his first start in his return to the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol this Saturday, July 4, when the Reds face the Piratas de Campeche at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City.
He started the 2026 season with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, had a 2.36 ERA, 66 strikeouts and seven walks in 42 innings across seven starts for the Ducks. He tossed a seven-inning no-hitter on April 26 at Lancaster and set a franchise record, striking out 15 on May 12 outing vs. Gastonia. Bauer was named the Atlantic League’s April/May Pitcher of the Month.
Bauer had a spectacular season with the Diablos in 2024, going 10-0 with an ERA of 2.48 in 83 1/3 innings pitched and leading the league in strikeouts with 120. He also tied for the league lead in wins with 10, was second in ERA, second in WHIP at 1.04, and second in batting average against, with opposing batters hitting .216 against him.
He also fanned out nine consecutive batters on April 21, 2024 against the Bravos de León, a league record he shares with two other players, and on June 21, 2024, against the Guerreros de Oaxaca, he claimed the record for most strikeouts in a game of nine innings with 19, besting the prior record of 18 that was held by Baseball Hall of Famer Martín Dihigo, as well as Lino Donoso and Ricardo Sandate.
Last season, Bauer pitched for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball, posting a 4.51 ERA and a 4-10 record in 133 2/3 innings over 21 appearances.
Before playing abroad, he won the 2020 National League Cy Young Award while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds. He was later the recipient of the longest suspension issued under MLB’s domestic violence policy, having been slapped with a 324-game ban in 2021 that was later reduced to 192 games after multiple women accused him of violence during sexual encounters. When the suspension ended, Bauer, who was then under contract to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment and then released six days later.
While Bauer has never been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime related to the allegations, and one of his accusers has been charged with defrauding the former Major Leaguer, Bauer has not returned to MLB.
Yunior Severino Heads to Doosan Bears – Former Minnesota Twins farmhand Yunior Severino is leaving the Olmecas de Tabasco to play for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League in South Korea.
Through 54 games with the Olmecas, Severino has a slash line of .340/.402/.529 with five homers and 44 RBIs, and leads the LMB in doubles with 24.
Severino appeared in 197 games at Triple-A St. Paul between 2023-25, batting .242/.338/.432 with 34 homers and 111 RBIs. He’s made cameo appearances with the Tigres del Licey of LIDOM each of the last three winters, appearing in 18 total games with El Glorioso, going 8-for-51.
Photo: Trevor Bauer delivers a pitch in the Diablos Rojos del Mexico’s game three playoff win at the Leones de Yucatan. (Photo Courtesy of the Diablos Rojos del Mexico)
