MLB warns Trevor Bauer of outrage over Joe Kelly’s Cleats

It didn’t take long for Cincinnati Red’s fashion designer Trevor Bauer to pull off the MLB’s honor, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The ever-outspoken pitcher revealed on Wednesday that he was planning to wear a pair of custom cleats for his start against the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of a doubleheader. It was the artwork on those clubs that MLB had a problem with, and the league’s reported intervention allowed Bauer to take the mound in various football uniforms.

On one shoe were the words “Free Joe Kelly” in bold, red letters. On the other was an image of the now infamous pouting face of the Los Angeles Dodgers reliever whose entry with the Houston Astros triggered an eight-game delay, later reduced to five games on appeal.

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It’s not hard to imagine why MLB may have a problem with clothing that directly challenges their own disciplinary decision, which has been criticized by many – including several players – as again favorable to the Astros.

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Per ESPN, MLB called the Reds soon after he posted his video and told the team that his cleats are against foot rules. A suggestion that Bauer was actually planning to wear them prompted a warning from the league that he could be removed from the game if umpires saw him wear the shoe.

Bauer told ESPN that he believes the cleats are within MLB regulations, stating that “MLB and the Players’ Club will each have discretionary rights to reject any proposed design” and that “approval will not be unreasonably withheld.” However, this regulation also states that players are subject to discipline for wearing designs that have not been submitted for approval with MLB, which seems to be exactly what is happening here.

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that MLB claimed that the “Free Joe Kelly” language falls under the umbrella of “negative statements about certain entities as individuals,” which they believe MLB felt the shoes were a “direct attack” on Kelly’s suspension. “reactid =” 40 “> Bauer’s agent Rachel Luba letter tweeted that MLB claimed that the language “Free Joe Kelly” falls under the umbrella of “negative statements about certain entities as individuals”, which meant that MLB felt that the shoes were a “direct attack” on Kelly’s suspension.

Bauer throws one-hit shutout … in several cleats

Legally or not, Bauer pitched against the Royals with a pair of black and red cleats instead of his planned statement.

He then went on to shut down one hit in the seven-inning game, with nine strikeouts and three walks. Unfortunately, that was not the only Reds header out there.

The enemy of Trevor Bauer’s enemy is Joe Kelly

Absolutely none of this is surprising from Trevor Bauer, who still gets what he wants through chastising MLB: Draw more attention to Kelly’s suspension and the treatment of the Astros’ league.

Bauer has openly humiliated the Astros for years (the feeling is mutual), even before their cheat was revealed to the world in their 2017 championship season. He has done a lot of online fighting with the Astros and their fans, and the team’s cheat scandal has only empowered his barbs.

So when a Dodgers reliever throws multiple fastballs at Astros players, helps trigger a bench clearing by shouting “Nice swing, b —-” and calls the team a lot of cheats and snitches, he has a direct ally in Farmer.

If you need more proof of this, here’s a postgame tweet from Bauer tagging Astros shortstop Carlos Correa.

Correa was the assassin who widowed Kelly during the game on July 28.

Currently, Kelly is on the IL with a shoulder problem. He will have to serve his suspension if activated.