Overview
- Bauer signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, an independent circuit not run by MLB.
- He is slated to start on the Ducks’ opening night on April 21 at the team’s ballpark in Central Islip, New York.
- The Ducks said Bauer will be mic’d up for all games and practices to create content for team and personal channels.
- He has not pitched in MLB since 2021 after a suspension under the league’s domestic violence policy was reduced to 194 games on appeal.
- He was not charged in the case, civil claims were settled, and after stints in Japan and Mexico he was named the Mexican League’s pitcher of the year last September.