Trevor Bauer Strikes Out 14, Ties Record in Mexican Soccer League – Attempting MLB Comeback

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trevor Bauer struck out 14 on Sunday, tying a Mexican Soccer League record with nine in a row as the Diablos Rojos del México beat Bravos de León, 4- 0.

Bauer, 33, is attempting to return to the Major Leagues, tying the mark set by José Ramón López in 1964 in the Mexican League, also accomplished by Gary Williams in 1979.

Bauer worked six scoreless innings with a walk to earn his first win of the season. He signed a five-game contract with the Red Devils.

In his first game in Mexico, the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner pitched three scoreless innings in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees. He allowed seven hits and four runs in three and two-thirds innings against the Tigres de Quintana Roo last Monday in the season opener. Bauer later said he was sick before starting.

Bauer has tried to revive his major league career after serving a 194-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s violence, sexual abuse and child abuse laws. He was not arrested or detained in this regard.

Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023, and the right-handed pitcher played last year with the Yokohama DeNa BayStars in the Japanese Pacific League.