From bullpen to Game 1: Bauer earns Tribe’s trust

CLEVELAND — The question was fairly typical for a young pitcher at a postseason pre-start press conference: If someone had told Trevor Bauer before the season began that he’d go from the Opening Day bullpen to Game 1 starter in the AL Division Series, what would he have said?

The answer was fairly typical Bauer, which isn’t typical at all.

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“I’m not sure. I probably wouldn’t have said anything,” he said on the eve of Game 1 (8 p.m. ET on TBS). “I just would have walked away probably, knowing me and my personality.”

He’s unique, and he acknowledges it. He also realizes that doesn’t always make him easy to work with. His throwing routine, including extra-long tossing, has been a topic of discussion with coaches in the past, and a touchy topic with him.

“It’s been evolving, that’s for sure,” Indians manager Terry Francona said of their …

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