Indians’ Trevor Bauer reportedly injured his hand while repairing a drone
The good news for the Indians is that right-hander Trevor Bauer won’t miss the American League Championship Series agianst the Toronto Blue Jays.
The bad news: He injured his hand ... while repairing a drone. Yeah, his drone.
Trevor Bauer received "several' stitches in little finger of right hand in a reported drone-related mishap Thursday night.
— paul hoynes (@hoynsie) October 14, 2016
Trevor Bauer lacerated his pinky on the outside of his right hand repairing a drone according to Antonetti.
— Nick Camino (@NickCaminoWTAM) October 14, 2016
I've been told that the pinky injury should not impact any of Bauer's pitches. The rotation switch gives hand more healing time.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) October 14, 2016
#Indians have confirmed a hand injury to Trevor Bauer (hand laceration on pinky finger), meaning Tomlin will start Game 2, Bauer Game 3.
— T.J. Zuppe (@TJZuppe) October 14, 2016
OK, so that news is bad, but it could have been much worse for the Indians.
Bauer is known for his love of drones. In fact he nearly lost one forever while flying it at Loose Park this summer when the Indians played the Royals in Kansas City.
This news was met with a fair number of jokes:
So Bauer, just over 24hrs before starting in the ALCS, cuts his throwing hand while playing with toys.. Perfect.
— Ben (@exis10tial) October 14, 2016
Bauer hurting his hand playing with a drone is right up there with Marty Cordova being scratched after falling asleep in a tanning bed.
— Tony Mazur (@TonyMazur) October 14, 2016
A buddy of mine just called and I answer the phone by saying "Trevor Bauer's Drone Repair Service"
— Andy Resnik (@AndyResnik) October 14, 2016
Trevor Bauer,
— Collingwood Jays (@CollingwoodJays) October 14, 2016
He's our man,
If he can't fix it,
No one can.#BlueJays #Cleveland #Drone
Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff
This story was originally published October 14, 2016 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Indians’ Trevor Bauer reportedly injured his hand while repairing a drone."