Overview
- The Long Island Ducks announced Thursday, April 2, that Bauer signed a standard one-year deal and will start on April 21 in Central Islip.
- The team said he will be mic’d up for every game and practice to create content for his and the club’s social and streaming channels.
- Ducks president Michael Pfaff described the move as a showcase for MLB clubs in the MLB-partner Atlantic League.
- Bauer has not pitched in MLB since June 2021 after a suspension that an arbitrator reduced to 194 games, and prosecutors declined to file charges.
- Since his 2023 Dodgers release, he pitched in Japan and Mexico and earned the Mexican League’s 2024 Pitcher of the Year award.