Trevor Bauer on His Twitter Behavior: 'I Am by No Means a Bully'

Cincinnati Reds' Trevor Bauer prepares to pitch during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The Reds won 3-1. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)Starting pitcher , one of the best MLB free agents available, issued a statement Friday saying he's not a "bully" after some of his past Twitter exchanges were questioned.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported the New York Mets are among the clubs trying to sign Bauer, but they're concerned doing so would "renew questions about the team's culture" after general manager Jared Porter was fired after text messages were revealed showing sexual harassment of a female reporter.

Bauer, who's been accused of using social…