Trevor Bauer’s (32) debut match in Nippon Professional Baseball was perfect. He did his part both on the mound and at the plate.
Bauer started the mound against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd and came down the mound after recording 7 hits (1 home run), 9 strikeouts, 1 walk and 1 run in 7 innings. 98 pitches.
Bauer’s Nippon스포츠토토 Professional Baseball debut. In the first inning, he induced Takayoshi Noma to strike out on a swing against Ryoma Nishikawa and a fly ball to right field. After two outs, Akiyama Shogo treated it as a left fielder’s fly ball and treated it as a tripartite offense in the first inning.
In the second inning, McBroom was treated as a catcher foul fly. He continued his cruising streak by striking out Shogo Sakakura. However, he threw a 152km fastball in a situation where there were no runners in the second runner, and got a left-handed solo shot and was hit. His first hit and first run in Japan were recorded at the same time. After the home run, Kosuke Tanaka, Nirasawa Yuya allowed consecutive hits, and the crisis continued with 2 out and 1st and 2nd base. However, he overcame the crisis in the second inning by striking out Kuri Aren with three pitches.
In the top of the third he grounded Takayoshi Noma to first base, then he allowed a right-handed hit to Ryoma Nishikawa. However, after striking out Shogo Akiyama, he put out Nishikawa, who was attempting to steal second base, and ended the inning with three batters.
In the top of the 4th inning, McBroom handled it as a fly ball to left field, but Sakakura Shogo sent it out as an infield hit. Against Davidson, who had hit a home run in the previous at-bat, he struck out on a swing, and Kosuke Tanaka also struck out on a swing and passed the 4th inning.
In the top of the 5th inning, Nirasawa Yuya allowed the first walk of the game. Kuri Aren was treated as a sacrifice bunt and became 1 out and 2 base. However, he struck out Takayoshi Noma and turned Ryoma Nishikawa on a fly ball to center fielder to advance the fifth inning.
The batting line succeeded in scoring in the 4th and 5th innings and turned 2-1. Bauer’s winning pitcher requirements were met. Bauer, who came up to the mound in the 6th inning, set Akiyama on a ground ball, McBroom on a foul fly, and Sakakura on a swing strikeout. The first triple-trial inning after the first inning.
Bauer also got on the mound in the 7th inning. Davidson, the lead batter, was treated as a foul fly by the first baseman. Kosuke Tanaka was also treated as a floating ball in right field. But he faltered after 2 deaths. Nirasa and Yuya allowed hits to the right, and pinch hitter Shota Dobayashi hit a double that passed the key to the right fielder, putting them in a crisis with 2nd out and 2nd and 3rd base. However, after a 7-pitch battle with pinch hitter Ryuhei Matsuyama, he threw a changeup and struck out on a swing. Bauer roared as he came down the mound.
In addition, Bauer, who entered the plate, fulfilled his duty. He succeeded in sending bunts with first out and first base in the fifth inning when the score was tied 1-1, creating a chance for second out and second base. Yokohama turned the score around 2-1 with a timely hit by Daishi Kusumoto.
On this day, the highest speed of the fastball was taken up to 155 km, and he threw all his might. He finished his Nippon Professional Baseball debut with a variety of pitches, including a slider cutter and changeup curveball.
Bauer is a special ace who recorded 83 wins, 69 losses, and an average ERA of 3.79 in 222 major league games (1297⅔ innings). In 2020, he won the National League Cy Young Award with a 1.73 earned run average in 11 games (73 innings) with Cincinnati.
In February 2021, Bauer hit the jackpot with the Dodgers for 3 years and 102 million dollars (approximately 136.8 billion won). However, in July of this year, he was sued for sexual assault and disappeared from the mound while being placed on administrative leave. Afterwards, he was suspended for 324 games by the Major League Secretariat in April of last year, but the suspension was eased to 194 games in December of last year as the district prosecutors acquitted him of sexual assault charges. However, the Dodgers did not accept Bauer back and released him.
Bauer, who lost his place in the major leagues, signed a surprise contract with Yokohama for 4 million dollars for a year and made his debut in Japan Professional Baseball on this day after pitching in the second team.