{"id":424181,"date":"2023-05-02T15:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424181"},"modified":"2023-05-02T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:06:00","slug":"yasuaki-yamasaki-calls-out-teammate-trevor-bauer-on-his-sword-celebration-that-is-disrespectful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/yasuaki-yamasaki-calls-out-teammate-trevor-bauer-on-his-sword-celebration-that-is-disrespectful\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasuaki Yamasaki Calls Out Teammate Trevor Bauer On His Sword Celebration: &#8220;That is disrespectful&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bauer signed a $4 million one-year contract with the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Pro Baseball League of Japan on March 13, 2023, after suspension from the Dodgers on an allegation of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<h2>Yasuaki Yamasaki Calls Out Teammate Trevor Bauer On His Sword Celebration: &#8220;That is disrespectful&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In 16 innings as a starter for the NPB, Bauer has a 2.25 ERA. His &#8220;sword&#8221; strikeout gesture, though, attracted more attention than his performance.<\/p>\n<p>In MLB, Bauer has been spotted making a move that resembles putting a sword in a sheath when he strikes out a hitter. Additionally, he has so far in his games played abroad.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1653067308594520068<\/p>\n<p>The BayStars produced a brief video of Bauer urging the crowd to follow suit when he strikes out batters during his starts before to Bauer&#8217;s first NPB start, which is planned for Wednesday. Yasuaki Yamasaki, the closer for Yokohama, isn&#8217;t a fan!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeNA Baystars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki calls out teammate Trevor Bauer and the Baystars social media team for inciting fans to do his strikeout sword celebration at the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be an idiot. That is disrespectful. There are better ways to go about this.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QwxK1Z3iF\">pic.twitter.com\/1QwxK1Z3iF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yakyucosmo\/status\/1652984613143457797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Under the tweet from the BayStars Twitter account, he replied.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don\u2019t be an idiot. That is disrespectful. There are better ways to go about this,&#8221; the tweet translated.<\/p>\n<p>Although Bauer initially appeared to enjoy the sword action for himself, it now seems that the Yokohama BayStars intended to use the move as a method of interacting with their fans.<\/p>\n<p>Pitcher Yasuaki Yamasaki commented in Japanese that his colleague was a &#8220;idiot&#8221; for purportedly using the venerable Samurai tradition of Japan as a gimmick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trevor Bauer&#39;s sword celebration called &#39;disrespectful&#39; by Japanese teammate on Yokohama BayStars <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NyCbtbpggo\">https:\/\/t.co\/NyCbtbpggo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1653184803145932805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Six-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year Yamasaki appeared to comprehend the appeal of Japan to many baseball fans in the United States, but he insisted that there must be a better strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Bauer won&#8217;t have made a &#8220;big league start&#8221; until then.<\/p>\n<p>The start of the game on Wednesday comes 21 months after Bauer was put on administrative leave after an internal inquiry into serious claims of sexual assault made against him. He later received a 324-game suspension in accordance with MLB&#8217;s domestic violence policy, but an appeal resulted in the penalty being reduced to 194 games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeNA Baystars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki has clarified that he did not intend to insult Trevor Bauer with his criticism of the team promoting his sword celebration. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qrudk7pNZa\">pic.twitter.com\/qrudk7pNZa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yakyucosmo\/status\/1653347294367059968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When no team would sign Bauer after the MLB reinstated him in December, he spent at least a year abroad. A huge audience watched his debut in the NPB lower levels.<\/p>\n<p>Bauer has maintained his innocence and that all of his interactions with his accuser were mutually consenting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Trevor Bauer and his teammate Sh\u014dta Imanaga doing the sword celebration together!<\/p>\n<p>\u30c8\u30ec\u30d0\u30fc\u30fb\u30d0\u30a6\u30a2\u30fc\u3068\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u30e1\u30a4\u30c8\u306e\u4eca\u6c38\u7fd4\u592a\u304c\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u5263\u306e\u796d\u5178\u3092\u884c\u3044\u307e\u3059!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bauer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bauer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BayStars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BayStars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrevorBauer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrevorBauer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NPB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NPB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30d0\u30a6\u30a2\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30d9\u30a4\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30ba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30c8\u30ec\u30d0\u30fc\u30d0\u30a6\u30a2\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PwZBxoCaP\">pic.twitter.com\/6PwZBxoCaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trevor Bauer Updates \u26be\ufe0f (@TBauerUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBauerUpdates\/status\/1653254529259896833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Bauer was released, the Dodgers issued a statement regarding him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two extensive reviews of all the available evidence in this case \u2013 one by [MLB] Commissioner [Rob] Manfred and another by a neutral arbitrator \u2013 concluded that Mr. Bauer\u2019s actions warranted the longest-ever active player suspension in our sport for violations of this policy. Now that this process has been completed, and after careful consideration, we have decided that he will no longer be part of our organization,&#8221; the team said in a statement in February.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0dLL4uYivE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Eagles WR Devon Allen Triumphs In The 110-Meter Hurdles\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/eagles-wr-devon-allen-triumphs-in-the-110-meter-hurdles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Eagles WR Devon Allen Triumphs In The 110-Meter Hurdles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bauer signed a $4 million one-year contract with the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Pro Baseball League of Japan on March 13, 2023, after suspension from the Dodgers on an allegation of sexual assault. 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