Trevor Bauer wins in Japanese professional league debut: 'I want to entertain the fans’

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Pitching in his first official game in over 22 months, former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer won in his Japanese league debut on Wednesday. 

Bauer made his debut for the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, allowing seven hits and one run over seven innings as the Baystars won 4-1. 

Yokohama DeNA BayStars pitcher Trevor Bauer, center, is surrounded by reporters during a post-game press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. After cheerleaders welcomed him, after receiving the largest ovation of any Yokohama player at the start of the game, Bauer delivered what was expected on Wednesday in his debut with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars. (AP Photo/Stephen Wade)

The Los Angeles Dodgers released the embattled pitcher in January, and he signed with Yokohama in March. 

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"I felt great," Bauer said. "I just felt normal. The body felt good: command, velocity, results. All good. It was a great day."

Bauer gave credit to the fans, saying the atmosphere in Japan is unlike anything in the United States. 

"The atmosphere in the U.S. doesn't compare to here at all," Bauer said. "The only time it comes anywhere close is sometimes in playoff baseball. I played in a World Series in 2016, and the Cleveland stadium was very loud. But the sustained energy here is just so much different."

Audience members including fans wearing shirts with the name of Yokohama DeNA BayStars starting pitcher Trevor Bauer during their game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Wade)

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