Trevor Bauer’s next stop: An Atlantic League opening night start with the Long Island Ducks

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League and is scheduled to pitch opening night on April 21 for the minor league team.

The Ducks announced the signing Thursday for Bauer's 15th professional season. Bauer will wear a mic for all games and practices, helping create content for both his and the team's outlets.

Bauer has been trying to revive his big-league career after serving a 194-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy. He was never charged with a crime in the matter, and civil claims against him were settled.

Bauer was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2023. The right-hander pitched in Japan in 2023 and ‘25, sandwiched around one season with Diablos Rojos in the Mexican Baseball League in ’24.

“I’m looking forward to competing in front of U.S. fans again this season,” Bauer said in a statement. “The Ducks have had some incredible players come through their organization, and I’m excited to be part of that tradition.”

Bauer was 4-10 with a 4.41 ERA with Yokohama last year. He was named the Mexican Baseball League's pitcher of the year in 2024.

This story has been corrected to show Bauer won the Mexican Baseball League's pitcher of the year award in 2024, not '25.

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FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (27) delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor-singer Hailee Steinfeld are proud parents of a baby girl.

Steinfeld announced Thursday in her newsletter that their daughter has been born without sharing any further specifics on the date or the baby's name.

“We’re feeling incredibly grateful and blessed and savouring these early moments. Thank you so much for the love and well wishes,” Steinfeld wrote. “Love, Hailee and Josh.”

Steinfeld is coming off a year in which she earned acclaim for her role in the movie “Sinners." She married Allen last May and announced in the same newsletter in December that they were expecting their first child.

Allen, the 2024 NFL MVP, had surgery after Buffalo lost to Denver in overtime in the AFC divisional playoffs. He is no longer wearing a protective boot on his right foot after breaking a bone during a game in Week 16 and is expected to be ready when the Bills start their offseason program.

The Bills posted a photo of Allen giving a thumbs-up, captioned: “Girl dad.”

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FILE - Hailee Steinfeld appears at the 83rd Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 11, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Josh Allen, of the Buffalo Bills, and Hailee Steinfeld appear at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game in New Orleans on Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)