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[FULL AB] Jake Bauers vs. Blake Snell

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u/PaceNo354 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Bauers is getting a blank check in the off-season

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u/nr13 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

At least he's playing himself into qualitying offer territory

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u/Calm-Marsupial3919 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

That's probably the likeliest outcome. Brewers are very pragmatic and have a ton of lefty hitting talent coming up in the farm system. One more year of Bauers is probably what they're hoping for.

Balancing the emotional impact of losing guys like Bauers and Contreras with the realistic regression that both could face as they age will be a big challenge for the front office.

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u/PaceNo354 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Wouldn't surprise me one bit to see him get a 3/80 offer.

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u/Zloggt Chicago White Sox • Algodoneros d… 2h ago

And hopefully, healthcare coverage for life lol

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u/Guard226Duck Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

You think he’ll have another kid?

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u/Travis_Rust Philadelphia Phillies 49m ago

I think he got my wife pregnant during that at bat so his coverage better work for her

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u/GruelOmelettes Chicago Cubs 1h ago

Well, hopefully we can all get that

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u/Fresh_Income_7411 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Why would he leave the team? The team is doing well and seems everyone is having a good time! /s

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u/Intelligent_Top_328 2h ago

He needs the money.

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u/Fresh_Income_7411 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago edited 1h ago

Wouldn't he sacrifice money to make sure the team stays together? Is it really a team them? Is he in financial trouble? Everyone wins when everyone has fun! edit i forgot the /s

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u/Intelligent_Top_328 1h ago

You have to chase the money. The world is a cruel cruel place. You have to get yours while it is hot. Shame but it is true.

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u/PaceNo354 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Oh for sure he's choosing the money, as he should. He's been in the league for a long time without getting the big bucks, and I don't blame him at all for picking the cash.

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u/Intelligent_Top_328 1h ago

If you like Lebron sure do w.e you want. But he was almost out of baseball just two years ago. Had to come back for insurance. Just what I heard on the game cast. So he should go get that money.

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u/PaceNo354 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Legit he came back because his wife was pregnant and he needed the insurance for newborn healthcare. Speaks to other issues we have going on as a country, but it makes sense on his end.

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u/Intelligent_Top_328 1h ago

Yeah America blows right now

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u/PaceNo354 Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Eh I think it's pretty decent. We have issues but I still believe in America as an institution and the ability we have as citizens to turn things around once we're in a bad spot. We've done it before and we can do it again.

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u/IM_KYLE_AMA Atlanta Braves 2h ago

I don’t know the actual stats but I feel like more often than not if you hit a home run-distance ball just foul, you’re almost certain to lose the at-bat. To follow it up with an absolute nuke and a nasty bat flip is just peak.

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u/shartemarte Pittsburgh Pirates 54m ago

Yeah the best example I can think of this is during the division title in 1993 when Henry Rowengartner was pitching to Heddo and he hit a long bomb just foul and then struck him out on the next pitch with a nasty floater

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u/jnightrain Milwaukee Brewers 18m ago

He dealt that floater from his have-to, was a sight to behold 

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u/theDarkBriar Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

The effort when you need healthcare.

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u/thesmash Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Something something metaphor for America

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u/nonresponsive 2h ago

One could say that he's fighting for his life.

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u/b-rar MLB Players Association 1h ago

r/ABoringDystopia

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u/itsnotyellowfever Los Angeles Dodgers 2h ago

Dodgers had to scratch and claw and make several deals with the devil to find 2 runs and Bauers said "Lol why haven't y'all tried doing this yet? Are y'all stupid?"

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u/TheDoctorHam Arizona Diamondbacks 2h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣 holy shit this had me cackling. Nobody can roast the Dodgers like a Dodgers fan

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u/Marble___ Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Mets are gonna give this guy $100 million and will deserve every penny

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u/Ok-Grade1476 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

They are paying him for what he did, not what he will do, seems fair.

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u/otheraccountisabmw Milwaukee Brewers 57m ago

Imagine saying those words out loud. On camera.

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u/Litejedi New York Mets 2h ago

We have a mini one in Jared Young, we need a rhb instead.

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u/Historical-Truck-948 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

RAKE BAUERS

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u/b-rar MLB Players Association 1h ago

Better than John Sterling's actual home run call, "Jake Bauers. The Man of the Hour!"

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u/figpucker_9000 Washington Nationals 1h ago

The tower of power, too sweet to be sour!

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u/KenshiroTheKid New York Yankees 2h ago

Jake “Pitcher Killer” Bauers

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u/SkilledButton Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago

What a great at bat.

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u/IndycarFan65 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Hella good plate management. Especially the last few swings

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u/Successful-Owl5260 Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

Stuff like this is why I love baseball, the sheer wild ride of an AB like this is just so fun

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u/own-photo-4642 Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox 2h ago

Jake Bauers having these battles with Dodger pitching was exactly the kind of thing the Brewers needed last year and I'm glad this is occurring

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u/darkravenn12 Major League Baseball 2h ago

Jake Bauers is the fucking goat

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u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2h ago

Roberts should've took Snell out after that lmao

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u/theragu40 Milwaukee Brewers 44m ago

It has been the absolute pinnacle of these playoffs for me to watch confidence replaced with doubt and fear in the eyes of both Yamamoto and Snell, both at the hands of Bauers' at-bats. You can watch them panicking in real time and the catharsis has been so intense.

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u/FlannelBeard Minnesota Twins 2h ago

He took a pitcher that was at his end to the full extent with an 11 pitch AB. You love to see it as a baseball fan.

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u/TrophyWizard Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago

Bauers made Yammamoto and Snell look like his bitches. Absolutely insane plate discipline.

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u/justthekoufax World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 1h ago

These at bats by Jake Bauers are going to haunt my dreams lol.

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u/GamerLife204 Atlanta Braves 2h ago

Idk how Jake Bauers became so good randomly. Doesn't look like a fluke either

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u/Calm-Marsupial3919 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Beat writers were all over it during Spring Training, but no one really believed it because, well, it's Jake Bauers. He'd been a borderline meme for the Brewers before 2026.

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u/Spider-Sword Cleveland Guardians 2h ago

Bauers had a lot of tools to be successful, it’s why Cleveland nabbed but he could never seem to put it together. Happy for him though

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u/praeceps93 Atlanta Braves 39m ago

He was on my dynasty fantasy team like 6 years ago and I was so sad to have to drop him. This is a blast from the past.

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u/Sokkawater10 Los Angeles Dodgers 2h ago

How did Steve Rogers become captain america? 💉

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u/dohdudeh San Francisco Giants 2h ago

Classic snell outing. 1000 strike outs, 19 homers given up

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u/Eagle7546_ New York Yankees • Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago edited 1h ago

As a Jake Bauers enjoyer since 2023 this playoff run has been fun

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u/kalebglover New York Mets 2h ago

This has gotta be up there with Soto’s AB against Gaddis in 24

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u/CutiePie0023 2h ago

Great at bat, Bauers <3

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u/itshurleytime Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

If the Brewers pull this off, it's going to be hard to name a NLCS MVP, there are just so many people doing great things.

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u/CadetObvious Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Can we not just nominate the power of friendship?

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u/ill____logic Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

it’s insane.

everyone is playing out of their minds.

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u/JazzlikeStaff8740 Seattle Mariners 2h ago

Full erection

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u/MtNowhere Milwaukee Brewers • Hanshin Tigers 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/XV74ZvGRXcZdS

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u/OnlyForBaseball Pittsburgh Pirates • Sickos 2h ago

Absolutely nothing better than following up a foul home run with a real home run

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u/ridemooses Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Bauers goat’d ABs this CS

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u/Qoppa_Guy Kia Tigers 2h ago

Disgusting at-bat. MVP worthy for his 2 extensive ABs.

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u/OldRepublic8424 San Diego Padres 2h ago

Lol the kid in the background.

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u/McCaber Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

You can pinpoint the moment the soul leaves his body.

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u/BIG_DICK_WHITT New York Yankees 2h ago

MLB official breaking protocol and embracing the anti-dodgers engagement bait

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u/SexiestPanda Seattle Mariners 2h ago

MLB official is actually really good compared to the stronghold nfl official holds on /r/nfl

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u/Zubes Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago edited 1h ago

On my way to build the Bauers statue

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u/all_teh_money Seattle Mariners 2h ago

mariners legend jake bauers

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u/Either_Imagination_9 New York Yankees 2h ago

MVP

MVP

MVP

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u/lutefiskeater Seattle Mariners • Arizona Diamondbacks 2h ago

Legendary r/FormerMs run for ol' Jakey 🥹

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u/SeaworthinessOdd4344 Detroit Tigers 2h ago

Am I the only one who thought of the show 24?

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u/Figmentdreamer Atlanta Braves 2h ago

That whole AB was amazing to watch

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u/shartney Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Insane

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u/Just-in-themiddle Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

I'd prefer the actual full AB instead of just the pitches, but this will do.

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u/someone2795 Los Angeles Dodgers • World Baseball Classic 2h ago

Honestly think a walk would've been better after the 8th pitch. But he got it.

Tip your cap.

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u/Great_Hambino2022 Pittsburgh Pirates 2h ago

Can the Pirates trade for everybody that works for the Brewers? They turn turds into gold bars

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u/No_Newt7228 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

It's hardly the full AB when you cut out everything in between the pitches.

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u/MahomestoHel-aire St. Louis Cardinals 1h ago edited 1h ago

Them kids have no attention span these days.

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u/minterupandmoving 1h ago

Yea at least show the full last few pitches

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u/Key-Tip-7521 San Francisco Giants 2h ago

A great AB.

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u/Whiplash227 Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago

Sayonara baseball!!!!

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u/JustCallMePapii Los Angeles Dodgers 2h ago

Sheesh

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u/b-rar MLB Players Association 1h ago

MVP.

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u/Legitimate-Elk8595 San Diego Padres 50m ago

This is such an awesome AB. Snell is filthy and used a ton of his deep arsenal but you can slowly see Bauers start to time all of his pitches up.

What a hitter

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u/IndycarFan65 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

I made that same moan during the penultimate hit

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u/Weak-Bonus-5954 2h ago

I predict desperate cheating allegations in the near future

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u/jjj44j Cleveland Guardians 2h ago

I can't believe how good this guy is now he used to be so ass

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u/skylitstars Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

MY AB GOAT!!!

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u/FeloniousDrunk101 New York Yankees • MLB Pride 1h ago

Bauers seemed like he was in control the whole time for some reason.

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u/BitsInTheBlood New York Yankees 1h ago

Maybe pull on that string a little more?

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u/MrFluxed 1h ago

yeah he earned that bat flip

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u/67859295710582735625 New York Yankees 1h ago

need MLB to zoom in to that kid in the stands who got his heart broken like Ralph

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u/HeftyAd2780 Los Angeles Dodgers 52m ago

Show him an ace and he’ll break him

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u/AmbitionExtension184 Boston Red Sox 2h ago

qq to dodgers fans: do these games count yet?

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u/miir2 2h ago

Blake Snell always seems to choke in big games

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u/HermitageHermit St. Louis Cardinals 2h ago

That ain’t no choke. Bauers played him like a fiddle and cooked his arm. An excellent AB.

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u/ill____logic Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

seriously, give credit where credit is due. the man literally did it to yama the previous game.

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u/_MangoMadness_ New York Yankees 1h ago

Man you sure know how to spew out your ass. Give credit to the fucking AB

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u/nfrtt Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago

Amazing AB fr

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u/Physical_Blood9754 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

How many pitches?

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u/dlrow Houston Astros 2h ago

u/NoTrillionaires

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u/maucyp 2h ago

My fingers hurt from all this tar…

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u/-Lets-Get-Weird- Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Alligator blood

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u/babyfish2021 Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

The Raker 😈