Pitcher Bauer, who became a free agent from professional baseball team DeNA after the end of last season, pitched in a game at a major league camp where he is aiming to make a comeback, and pitched in three scoreless innings.
Pitcher Bauer became a free agent from DeNA after last season and is aiming to return to the major leagues, but his team for this season has not yet been decided.
On the 10th, he started a game in Glendale, Arizona against players on minor league contracts for the Dodgers as a member of the ``Asian Breeze,'' a team made up of players aiming to turn professional.
Although he faced a situation with the bases loaded in the first inning with two hits and a walk, he got through without giving up any runs, and in the second inning he did not allow any runs with two strikeouts.
In the third inning, he pitched a pitch similar to the one he showed in the All-Star game last season, and for the last batter, he threw the pitch he requested from the fans and hit it straight to the pitcher's liner. I did.
His fastest fastball was 159km/h, showing the ability that earned him the Cy Young Award in the Major Leagues, and he threw 42 pitches in three innings, allowing only two hits and no runs.
Pitcher Bauer reflected, ``I just wanted to have fun and wasn't too serious, but it was a good day to be able to play baseball.''
Regarding his return to the major leagues, he said, ``I have indicated that I will sign a contract for the minimum amount, but the fact that I don't have a contract yet means that I don't think it's a matter of money.I don't know what will happen next, but if I I want everyone to remember that he's still one of the best pitchers in the world."