Trevor Bauer throws no-hitter for Long Island Ducks in just second US start since 2021

Trevor Bauer, nan erstwhile Cy Young Award victor and MLB All-Star, tossed a no-hitter for nan independent Long Island Ducks successful a 13-0 triumph complete nan Lancaster Stormers connected Sunday day astatine Penn Medicine Park successful Pennsylvania.

It was conscionable Bauer’s 2nd commencement successful nan United States since 2021, and he faced conscionable 1 batter complete nan minimum successful a scheduled seven-inning crippled of a doubleheader against nan Stormers.

Bauer threw 84 pitches, striking retired 7 hitters and stepping conscionable 1 to suffer retired connected nan cleanable game.

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Trevor Bauer smiles aft pitching no-hitter for Long Island Ducks connected Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Jordan McGregor)

But Bauer unleashed a roar connected nan mound aft a called onslaught 3 to notch nan 3rd no-hitter successful Ducks history.

Combined pinch his first outing for nan Ducks connected April 21, Bauer has a beardown 1.64 ERA to commencement nan play successful nan Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), which is simply a "Professional Partner League" of MLB.

Fans mightiness person been supporting nan opposing Stormers, but they understood what was astatine liking arsenic Bauer was mowing down hitters passim his start. They were moreover heard chanting his sanction astatine 1 point, hoping he could support his hitless streak alive.

After nan game, Bauer returned nan favour for those astatine nan Pennsylvania ballpark, signing autographs and taking pictures pinch fans aft entering his sanction into nan Ducks’ grounds books.

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"I’m looking guardant to competing successful beforehand of U.S. fans again this season," said Bauer erstwhile he signed pinch nan Ducks earlier this month. "The Ducks person had immoderate unthinkable players travel done their organization, and I’m excited to beryllium portion of that tradition."

Ex-MLB stars for illustration Dontrelle Willis, Daniel Murphy, Rich Hill and Eric Gagne person played for nan Ducks successful nan past. New York Mets legends Gary Carter and Bud Harrelson some managed nan team, pinch nan second besides being a part-owner.

Bauer’s first commencement for nan Ducks impressed an AL squad scout successful attendance, saying he was beautiful impressed by Bauer’s arsenal connected nan bump.

"He showed flashes of nan feline he utilized to beryllium and a feline who tin thief a club," nan scout told nan New York Post. "He went retired and handled himself well. He showed flashes of nan breaking shot he had successful nan past. Certainly nan velocity is not what it erstwhile was, but it’s still solid, mostly 92-94. He didn’t propulsion nan shot peculiarly good connected nan wrong portion of nan sheet pinch his fastball, but I deliberation it was a really bully first outing. You’d expected him to get sharper and astir apt tick up successful velocity.

Trevor Bauer and catcher high-five aft decorativeness inning for Long Island Ducks successful no-hit bid connected Sunday April 26, 2026. (Jordan McGregor)

"You’re talking astir a feline who was astatine nan apical of nan game. Is he backmost there? No, but he looked for illustration a feline who could spell retired and compete."

Bauer pitched in Japan in some 2023 and 2025, while a stint successful Mexico came successful 2024. He sounded to a 2.59 ERA and 9.2 K/9 successful Japan successful 2023, and successful Mexico, those numbers improved to 2.48 and 13.0. Last twelvemonth successful Japan, though, his ERA changeable up to 4.41, and he struck retired conscionable 8.2 batters per 9 innings.

This June will people 5 years since Bauer, arsenic nan reigning Cy Young Award winner, past appeared successful an MLB game. On June 28 of that year, he tossed six innings of two-run shot while striking retired 8 batters, signaling nan win.

Two days later, Bauer was deed pinch intersexual battle allegations, which yet led to a 324-game suspension (the balanced of 2 seasons). It was yet reduced to 184 games for violating nan league's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.

Bauer has maintained his innocence, settling pinch 1 accuser while different is facing 16 years successful situation aft being charged pinch fraud for faking a gestation and asking Bauer for money for an abortion.

Trevor Bauer pitches for Long Island Ducks during no-hitter connected Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Jordan McGregor)

Bauer and Lindsey Hill, who accused nan pitcher of beating and sexually abusing her successful 2021, settled their lawsuit successful precocious 2023. Bauer revealed texts from Hill, who said that Bauer would beryllium her "next victim," among different damning messages. Hill has since said that MLB has much grounds of Bauer's alleged misconduct.

Last June, Hill was ordered to salary Bauer much than $300,000 for violating colony terms. Hill breached their colony statement pinch each different by discussing Bauer connected podcasts and successful nationalist appearances, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Nearly 2 years ago, Bauer said he "may person nary different choice" but to writer Major League Baseball "if I proceed being kept out" of nan league. Bauer has said he'd "play for nan convention minimum," but he has yet to motion pinch an MLB team.

"Anyone that’s consenting to beryllium down pinch maine and listen: I’d for illustration to play nan 2nd half of my profession successful a amended measurement than I played nan first half," Bauer told Fox News Digital in January 2024. "I’d for illustration to beryllium an illustration that you tin make mistakes, admit them, set and past beryllium amended successful nan future. I deliberation that’s thing america arsenic humans person to do and should beryllium doing constantly."

Long Island Ducks pitcher Trevor Bauer throws against nan Hagerstown Flying Boxcars astatine Fairfield Properties Ballpark successful Central Islip, N.Y., connected April 21, 2026. (Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM/Getty Images)

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Bauer has since called retired MLB aft Pete Rose and different deceased erstwhile players were taken disconnected nan league’s permanently ineligible list.

"So, since Pete is invited backmost now, does that spell for everyone who has been blackballed?" Bauer asked connected X. "Or do you really person to beryllium blameworthy of thing to suffice for that?"

Bauer was performing good for nan Dodgers astatine nan clip of nan allegations, pitching to a 2.59 ERA.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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