Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer didn’t have the best afternoon of his career on Sunday.
The 28-year-old righty surrendered 8 runs (7 earned) in 4.1 innings of work on the mound before letting his frustrations out in a unique way.
As Cleveland manager Terry Francona walked out to the pitcher’s mound to remove Bauer from the game, the eccentric righty took the game ball and chucked it over the center-field fence at Kaufmann Stadium.
Second baseman Mike Freeman visibly flinched as he caught a glimpse of the missle of a throw go sailing past his head. Needless to say, when Francona reached the mound, he expressed displeasure with Bauer’s actions.
Cleveland went on to lose the game 9-6, falling to two games behind the Minnesota Twins in the tight AL Central race.
After the game in the post-game media availability session, Bauer apologized for his actions.
Bauer has been solid in 2019, posting a 3.79 ERA in 24 starts, but has appeared frustrated at times after being unable to replicate the success of his breakout 2018, in which he posted a minuscule 2.21 mark.
The eccentric righty has been the subject of trade rumors approaching Wednesday’s deadline, and it will be interesting to see how Sunday’s blowup affects his market.
