If the name “Eduard Bazardo” sends shivers down your spine, I can’t exactly blame you. After sixteen middling innings in 2023 upon coming over in a small deadline trade from the Orioles for RHP Logan Rinehart, he started getting a bit more work in May last year to uh, mixed results. No outing, though, stuck out more than his disasterpiece on June 15th against the Rangers, when he strode in for the ninth inning with the M’s holding a commanding 7-1 and departed with the bases loaded and the score 7-3 with two outs. Thankfully for all involved, the M’s held on to win 7-5, but that’s the kind of outing that sticks with the perception of a player for a long, long time - I know I’ll remember being up at around 3:30am Iceland time watching Gameday in increasing horror.
40 in 40 2025: Eduard Bazardo
