Professional baseball DeNA has announced that it has acquired pitcher Trevor Bauer, who has won the National League Cy Young Award three years ago in the major leagues.

Bauer is a 32-year-old from America.


He is a right-handed pitcher with a height of 1.85m, and has a total of 83 wins in the major leagues with a fastball of 158km and a variety of curve balls.



He's one of the best pitchers in the major leagues with five double-digit wins, and three years ago in 2020, he won the National League Cy Young Award after posting a 1.73 ERA with the Reds.



Through the team, Bauer said, "I am very excited to be able to play for the BayStars. It is my dream to play in the Japanese professional baseball world, and I will show that dream in front of the fans. I don't think there is a better team than the Baystars as a team that can do it.I am happy to have the opportunity to become a member of a wonderful team and aim for the championship together."



The team, which aims to become the best in Japan for the first time in 25 years, expects Bauer, who has a proven track record in the major leagues, to play an active role as a pillar of the pitching staff.

What is a Bauer pitcher?

Bauer is a 32-year-old from America.


He is a right-handed starting pitcher who can throw straight balls with a maximum speed of 158 km/h, as well as a variety of breaking balls such as sliders, two-seams, cut balls, changeups, and curves.



In 2020, when the regular season was shortened to 60 games due to the effects of the new coronavirus, Darvish won the title of best ERA with a 5-4 record and an ERA of 1.73 with the Reds, and won the most wins with the Cubs. He was also selected for the Cy Young Award, which is given to the most active pitcher in the season, overtaking Yu.



After the season ended, he signed a large contract worth 10.8 billion yen for three years at the rate at the time, and transferred to the Dodgers.



However, he was suspended for 324 games, equivalent to two years, for violating the Major League Baseball DV = Domestic Violence Prohibition Regulations for assaulting a female acquaintance.



After that, due to Bauer's objection, the punishment was reduced to 194 games, and it was possible to return from the opening game of this season, but in January this year, the Dodgers were out of the force, and the transfer destination has not been decided since. continued.



His 10-year MLB record is 83-69 with a 3.79 ERA.