Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer appeared to toss his name in for factor to consider to take control of for Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred amid a rift over the executives discuss players testing positive for coronavirus.
Bauer was coming off a complete-game shutout in one part of the seven-inning doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. He wore a shirt that read: “Bauer For Commissioner.”
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The pitcher has been a staunch critic of Manfred and lashed out against him when Manfred told ESPN that the players “require to be better” in wake of numerous clubhouses getting favorable coronavirus tests.
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Bauer pitched well against the Detroit Tigers. He enabled just 2 hits and started out seven batters in the 4-0 triumph.
Manfred stated he didnt have any intention of shutting the season down.
” We are playing,” he stated. “The gamers need to be better, but I am not a quitter in basic and there is no factor to give up now. We have had to be fluid, however it is manageable.”
” Playbook: 1) take no danger yourself 2) blame everything on the gamers 3) safeguard tv income at all costs 4) repeat,” he tweeted Saturday. “If anybody believed the season would be cancelled when MLB has their dream scenario in place (games, player expense, post season video games, tv income), you insane.”
