Former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer escaped injury on Wednesday afternoon after another vehicle struck his luxury sports car in the Scottsdale area near Phoenix, Arizona.
The 35-year-old Long Island Ducks hurler was driving his black McLaren within the posted 45 miles per hour speed limit when another driver collided with the side of his vehicle, according to information obtained by TMZ Sports and confirmed by Newsday sources.
Emergency responders arrived at the residential scene where debris was scattered across the road and a nearby yard, but authorities confirmed that nobody involved required hospital transport.
Bauer had traveled to Arizona earlier in the week to receive medical treatment for minor back spasms that placed him on the Atlantic League's injured list on Monday.
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner has been pitching for the Long Island Ducks while publicly campaigning for an MLB return, recently logging a 4-1 record and a 2.43 ERA with 56 strikeouts.
The collision caused significant damage along the driver's side of the luxury vehicle and sent it through the glass exterior of a building.
The former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher shared images of the wreckage online and maintained his humor regarding the severe impact.
"Yesterday, if you told me a semi truck would total my Mclaren, I would've believed you. If you told me it would happen like THIS?
I would've said you're out of your mind.
If this isn't @Mayhem I don't know what is @Allstate" stated Trevor Bauer in a social media post.
The statement referenced a separate 2019 incident reported by TMZ where his parked 2016 McLaren 650S was crushed by a loose semi-truck tire at a local dealership.
Bauer expressed additional astonishment online about walking away from the heavily mangled sports car without any physical harm.
"Yesterday, if you told me a semi truck would total my McLaren, I would've believed you," wrote Bauer on social media.
"If you told me it would happen on the [highway], I would've believed you.
If you told me I'd walk away from it without even a scratch, I'd call you insane."
Bauer, who has not played in the major leagues since sexual assault allegations surfaced in 2021, continues to seek a roster spot from an MLB franchise while completing his rehabilitation program in Arizona.
"Trevor luckily avoided serious injury here. His car, not so much."
stated an anonymous source close to Bauer.
The pitcher's stay in Arizona to treat his minor back injury is expected to last only a few days before he rejoins the Ducks.
