Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Trevor Bauer had a great response to having his phone number leaked by ESPN. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Trevor Bauer uses leaked phone number for giveaway

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 5/11/20

Trevor Bauer had his phone number leaked by ESPN during a Korean Baseball Organization broadcast on Sunday, but that didn't cause him to immediately change it or deactivate his phone.

The Cincinnati Reds pitcher is giving away a pair of signed cleats and an autographed baseball with details about the giveaway being found on his voicemail.

So @espn has just leaked my number to truly the entire world lol in honor of this...shall we call it...massive screw up...I’m doing a giveaway! I’ll be giving away a pair of signed cleats and an autographed baseball over the next 48 hours. Rules are in my voicemail! Good luck! pic.twitter.com/luEqvwGtxW
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) May 10, 2020

It's surprising that Bauer didn't immediately change his phone number, especially after receiving multiple death threats via social media over the last week or so.

Bauer spent seven years with the Cleveland Indians before being traded to the Reds last season. He went 11-13 with a 4.48 ERA, 1.249 WHIP and 253 strikeouts in 2019.

While he isn't one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, Bauer was an All-Star in 2018 and came in sixth in Cy Young voting.

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