Ducks' Trevor Bauer uninjured after car accident in Arizona
Trevor Bauer of the Ducks warms up before an Atlantic League baseball game against the Gastonia Ghost Peppers in Central Islip on May 17, 2026. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Trevor Bauer went on the Ducks’ injured list Monday due to back spasms and later flew to Arizona for treatment. But his stay hit a bump on Wednesday when he was involved in a car accident in the Scottsdale area.
TMZ Sports originally reported the accident. A source close to Bauer confirmed it to Newsday and added some details.
The 35-year-old pitcher was driving when his car was T-boned by another driver trying to enter that roadway. The source relayed that Bauer was “OK” as was the other driver, and that no ambulance had to respond.
The back issue, according to that source, is minor and his stay in Arizona is only expected to last a few days.
The video of the accident’s aftermath was posted on X by TMZ Sports and then reposted by Ducks president and chief business officer Michael Pfaff with a comment:
“Trevor luckily avoided serious injury here. His car, not so much.”
Trevor luckily avoided serious injury here. His car, not so much. https://t.co/akgqr0GsXv
— Michael Pfaff (@LIDucksPrez) May 20, 2026
The 10-year major-league vet and 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner had been excelling for the Ducks in the Atlantic League until a rocky outing Sunday at Fairfield Properties Ballpark when he allowed five runs and eight hits over five-plus innings in a no-decision against Gastonia.
Bauer, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2021 with the Dodgers, is 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA through six starts. Two of those starts stood out in particular, a seven-inning no-hitter at Lancaster on April 26 and a Ducks-record 15-strikeout game in Central Islip against Gastonia last week.
