The last time Trevor Bauer took the mound, in Game 3 of the ALCS, he was forced to leave four batters in due to a laceration in his pinkie he suffered while trying to fix a drone.
It was gross.
Trevor Bauer's hand injury that came from fixing his drone is no joke pic.twitter.com/QOPCS8NzSt
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 18, 2016
But now Bauer is all healed up and on the hill for Game 2 of the World Series, which his Cleveland Indians lead 1-0. Nothing can stop him now… except another drone accident?
Apparently one Cubs fan, looking to sabotage his team’s opponent, sent Bauer another drone, in hopes that he’ll injure himself again.
I see the @Cubs fans love me! How nice of them to send me a gift! pic.twitter.com/P3roBJn6Cg
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) October 26, 2016
As we publish this, Bauer has made it past the four-batter mark with his pinkie blood-free, so it looks like he kept the new drone in its packaging. He is, however, laboring through a long first inning, so he might be suffering from an ailment known as “Not Being a Good Pitcher.”
Of course, when Bauer left his ALCS start in the first inning due to the original drone injury, the Indians won anyway, 4-2, thanks to a dominant bullpen. Maybe Jason Mollett should’ve bought Andrew Miller a drone instead.
