Rick Bauer

:See "Dr. Rick Bauer of the United States soap opera "Guiding Light"."

Infobox MLB player
name = Rick Bauer


width =
caption =
team = Toronto Blue Jays
number = --
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|1|10
birthplace = city-state|Garden Grove|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 2
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Baltimore Orioles
statyear = July 9, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 11-14
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 4.51
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 185
teams =
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2001-by|2005)
*Texas Rangers (by|2006)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008)

Richard Edward "Rick" Bauer (born January 10, 1977 in Garden Grove, California) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is a 1995 graduate of Centennial High School in Eagle, Idaho and played two seasons for Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon.cite book
title = Texas Rangers 2007 Media Guide
url = http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/tex/players_a_k.pdf
format = PDF
accessdate = 2007-07-02
publisher = Major League Baseball
pages = [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/tex/players_a_k.pdf#page=4 pgs 36-38] ]

Bauer was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the by|1997 amateur draft. He was a starting pitcher in the Orioles minor league system from 1997 through by|2001, compiling a 41-39 record in 119 games (114 starts) with a 4.39 ERA in 666 2/3 innings pitched. [cite web
url = http://thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Rick-Bauer.shtml
title = Rick Bauer Baseball Statistics
accessdate = 2007-07-02
publisher = The Baseball Cube]

Bauer made his Major League debut in a start against the Seattle Mariners on September 2, 2001, a 1-0 loss in which he surrendered just one run on three hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He pitched primarily in relief for Baltimore from 2001 through by|2005, making 116 relief appearances and nine starts and compiling an 8-13 record with a 4.58 ERA in 240 innings pitched.

Bauer was released by the Orioles after the 2005 season and signed a minor league contract with Texas in November 2005. [cite press release
title = Rangers sign RHP Rick Bauer and OF Adrian Brown
publisher = MLB.com
date = November 9, 2005
url = http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051109&content_id=1266859&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex
accessdate = 2007-07-02 ] He was called up to the Rangers April 7, by|2006 [cite web
last = Daley
first = Ken
title = Notes: Dickey out, Bauer called up
publisher = mlb.com
date = 2006-04-07
url = http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060407&content_id=1388574&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
accessdate = 2007-07-02] and remained with the team throughout the 2006 season. In 57 relief appearances and one start, he pitched 71 innings and posted a 3-1 record with two saves and a career-best 3.55 ERA. He was not available to pitch the final week of the season because of tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. [cite web
url = http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060927&content_id=1685464&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex
title = Notes: Migraines end Otsuka's season
accessdate = 2007-07-02
last = Sullivan
first = T. R.
date = September 27, 2006
publisher = MLB.com]

In January by|2007, the Rangers avoided salary arbitration with Bauer when they signed him to a $730,000, one-year contract. [cite web
url = http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070116&content_id=1779911&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex
title = Rangers offer contract to Sosa
accessdate = 2007-07-02
last = Sullivan
first = T. R.
date = January 16, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] But after a poor spring training, he was designated for assignment and waived by the club. [cite web
title = Texas Rangers place right-handed pitcher Rick Bauer on waivers
publisher = MLB.com
date = 2007-03-28
url = http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070328&content_id=1863580&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex
accessdate = 2007-07-02] He signed a minor league deal with the Phillies April 6, 2007, [cite web
url = http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070406&content_id=1883037&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi
title = Notes: History says don't worry
accessdate = 2007-07-02
last = Nobles
first = Charlie
date = April 6, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] but was released by their International League affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx, June 20. [cite web
url = http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070620&content_id=262545&vkey=pr_t501&fext=.jsp&sid=t501
title = Davis and Totten Back in the Fold
accessdate = 2007-07-02
date = June 20, 2007
publisher = MLB Advanced Media, L.P.] He signed another minor league contract with the Dodgers on July 1 playing for their Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. Bauer signed a minor league contract with an invite to spring training with the Cleveland Indians on November 30, 2007. On July 4, by|2008, Bauer was designated for assignment by the Indians; he refused a minor league assignment and was released.

On July 11, 2008, Bauer signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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