On the eve of the Los Angeles Dodgers World Series ring ceremony a report surfaced that MLB was investigating Trevor Bauer and baseballs he used during a start against the Oakland Athletics.
That drew the ire of Bauer, who was critical of MLB and the report becoming public. It also upset Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who previously questioned how valuable MLB’s approach to analyzing baseballs would be.
The league’s policies have been in effect for all teams and games played thus far, which prompted Roberts to defend Bauer. “My understanding is that umpires collect baseballs from all pitchers and balls that were in play, to collect samples,” Roberts began.