The Long Island Ducks moved Trevor Bauer off their roster on June 22, 2026, announcing that the right-hander had signed with Diablos Rojos del México. It ends a short but eye-catching run in Long Island and sends him back to Mexico after seven starts for the Ducks this season.
Bauer was effective from the start. In those seven outings, he went 5-1 with a 2.36 ERA, struck out 66 and walked just seven in 42.0 innings. He also threw a no-hitter on April 26 at Lancaster, then followed that with a franchise-record 15 strikeouts on May 12 against Gastonia before being named the Atlantic League’s April/May Pitcher of the Month.
For Long Island, the move matters because Bauer was more than a temporary boost. The Ducks entered the day having made him the fifth player whose contract was transferred in 2026, and his departure removes one of the league’s most talked-about arms from a club that has built a reputation for drawing attention at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. The Atlantic League has long been a place where players can rebuild value, but Bauer’s stint showed how quickly one pitcher can change the scale of a season.
Michael Pfaff said Bauer exceeded every expectation and made an impact both on and off the field. He also said the Ducks had hoped Bauer would return to Major League Baseball from Long Island, which makes this move a different kind of ending than the one they had envisioned. Instead of a jump back to MLB, he is returning to Diablos Rojos after a stop that produced one of the most dominant stretches in recent Long Island history.
Bauer thanked the Ducks organization, his teammates and the people around the club, and said the support from fans and the Long Island community was special. He said he met people who came to games even though they were not baseball fans, and others who said they had reconnected with the sport through his content and his time with the team. He added that he was excited to rejoin his teammates with Diablos Rojos as they chase a third straight championship, leaving Long Island with a sharp question still hanging over the move: how long he will stay there this time.
