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Shane Bieber, who has proven indicators of being an ace once more for Cleveland following an injuryslowed 2023, will begin the Guardians’ opener for the fifth straight season.
GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Shane Bieber, who has proven indicators of being an ace once more for Cleveland following an injury-slowed 2023, will begin the Guardians’ opener for the fifth straight season.
The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, Bieber has had a strong spring coaching with the Guardians after making simply 21 begins final season attributable to elbow points.
The 28-year-old has proven an uptick in velocity, one other signal he’s wholesome and returning to kind. Bieber went 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA final season however was sidelined from mid-July till late September.
Bieber is 60-32 with a 3.27 ERA in 134 video games since debuting with Cleveland in 2018. The right-hander gained the Cy Young within the pandemic-shortened ’20 season, when he led the majors in wins, ERA and strikeouts.
Bieber was chosen All-Star Game MVP when Cleveland hosted in 2019.
He joins Corey Kluber and Stan Coveleski as the one pitchers in franchise historical past to start out 5 consecutive openers.
The Guardians open March 28 in Oakland. The sport will even be a homecoming for first-year Cleveland supervisor Stephen Vogt, who retired following the 2022 season with the Athletics.
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