Terry Francona wants Trevor Bauer to learn from his mistake

CLEVELAND, OH – Trevor Bauer will reportedly be fined by Major League Baseball for Sunday’s long toss against the Kansas City Royals according to Jon Heyman.

Bauer’s meltdown happened in the fifth inning. He took the baseball and threw it from the pitching mound over the center field wall.

So, um Bauer is really reaaaaaally unhappy. Holy cow. --#AlwaysRoyal pic.twitter.com/TJDh6ynMOu

Manager Terry Francona screamed at the right-hander and sent him to the dugout. Bauer allowed five runs in the inning. The Indians will consider further discipline outside of a fine.

“I need to figure out myself what I think is proper or respectful,” Francona said. “I would never do something without Chris (Antonetti) and Cherney’s (Mike Chernoff) input and I just thought they were so busy the last (day) that I didn’t think it was right to put that on their plate.”

The Indians hadn’t heard from the league office as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, but there are multiple reports saying Bauer will be fined an undisclosed amount. Francona said a fine from the league wouldn’t impact what the organization decides from a discipline standpoint.

Francona admitted he didn’t pay attention to Bauer’s postgame apology. He doesn’t want the outside narrative, regardless of what it is, to impact his reaction and decision making.

Responding to his Mistakes

Francona admits Bauer can grow from this experience. He doesn’t want a bad moment in Kansas City changing how the 28-year-old is remembered.

“What’s important is where do you go from here,” Francona said. “Do you make it better? Do you stay status quo? Do you make it worse? The idea is always to make it better.”

Francona doesn’t know what’s going to happen at the trade deadline. He’s focused on the 25 players in the clubhouse. His goal is to support Bauer and make sure he doesn’t make a mistake like this in the future.

“This guy pitches his ass off,” Francona said. “He stays out there longer than anybody in the league. You can go on time; you can go on anything you want. This kid stays out there longer than anybody. And I get a front-row seat for that. I don’t want to let a wrong get in the away of – again, I want to fix it.”

The Indians hope Bauer can turn the mistake into a positive and use it to reach his fill potential for the remainder of the season.