Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NL Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer to join Los Angeles Dodgers.

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LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer is coming home to pitch for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner announced his decision Friday in a two-minute video posted to his Twitter account. Bauer narrated the piece, which ended with him saying, “This season is about making sure history remembers us as we wish to be remembered. This season is about adding to our legacy. And I can’t wait, Dodger fans.”

The video was titled “MY NEW HOME!!!” and the credits said it was written by Bauer, who wore a Dodgers jersey and cap. He tossed a baseball from one hand to the other.

Bauer, who turned 30 last month, was born in North Hollywood, went to high school in Santa Clarita and played baseball at UCLA.

The right-handed free agent also was negotiatin­g with the New York Mets. Bauer’s agent, Rachel Luba, tweeted, “So excited for your next chapter with the Dodgers, Trevor Bauer.”

For the second consecutiv­e year, the Dodgers had a mostly quiet offseason before making a blockbuste­r deal in February. In 2020, they traded for outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price, who opted out last season because of the pandemic. Price is expected back this year.

Bauer joins a Dodgers rotation that had a major league-best 3.02 ERA during the abbreviate­d 60game season last year, when the franchise won its first championsh­ip since 1988.

He gives the club a third Cy Young winner, joining three-time winner Clayton Kershaw and 2012 winner Price.

Bauer is 75-64 with a 3.90 ERA in nine major-league seasons .

Bauer’s 1.73 ERA last season with the Reds was second in the major leagues among qualified pitchers behind only Cleveland’s Shane Bieber at 1.63.

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