He played for the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Bauer is a 1995 graduate of Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho, and played two seasons for Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon.

[3] Bauer made his major league debut in a start against the Seattle Mariners on September 2, 2001, a 1–0 loss in which he surrendered just one run on three hits and two walks in 61⁄3 innings.

[5] On July 11, 2008, Bauer signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and became a free agent at the end of the season.

[17] On February 21, 2012, Bauer signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he was released during spring training.