<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-injury-updates-shane-bieber-triston-mckenzie');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get key injury updates on Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Guardians-news-Cleveland-gets-injury-updates-on-Shane-Bieber-Triston-McKenzie.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get key injury updates on Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-04T14:47:13-07:00">September 4th, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-04T14:48:14-07:00">September 4th, 2:48pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians’ 2023 MLB season is on the verge of flat-lining and should be completely out of grasp if they don’t prevail in their upcoming three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. In the midst of these dire times, fans received <a href="https://twitter.com/ByRyanLewis/status/1698775276723859649" rel="noopener">injury updates</a> on their two most coveted starting pitchers.</p><p>“Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie could each face live hitters over at Lake County on Thursday and Friday, respectively, from Tito {Terry Francona},” Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reported Monday. “Minor league rehab starts could come after that. But the Guardians are working against a tight clock and don’t want to rush things.”</p><p>McKenzie has been out with a UCL sprain since June, while former Cy Young Bieber has been dealing with elbow inflammation since July. Their absence in the rotation has forced Francona to look to younger and more unheralded hurlers. To their credit, they have largely answered the call. The club’s stalling offense, which is highly dependent on Jose Ramirez and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-players-get-real-on-josh-naylor-amid-breakout-season" rel="noopener">Josh Naylor</a> (just returned), is the main reason why Cleveland (66-71) is five games out of first place in the American League Central.</p><p>Though, one cannot underestimate the value Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie bring to this staff. A team that historically plays above its head can use all of the talent it can get. Ideally, the Guardians will either win this series or outright sweep the Twins at Progressive Field. Anything less makes it increasingly improbable that these two right-handers will rush back from the IL.</p><p>The franchise and its fans will be feeling the pressure when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/twins-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-9-4-2023" rel="noopener">first pitch is thrown</a> Monday at 6 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get key injury updates on Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-latest-shane-bieber-injury-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians latest Shane Bieber injury move doesn’t bode well for playoff chances');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Guardians-news-Cleveland_s-latest-Shane-Bieber-injury-move-doesn_t-bode-well-for-playoff-chances.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians latest Shane Bieber injury move doesn’t bode well for playoff chances</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-24T14:25:41-07:00">July 24th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-24T14:26:24-07:00">July 24th, 2:26pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians always scrap and often play above their talent level. That is just the clubhouse culture manager Terry Francona and the organization have helped cultivate these last several years.  You can never count them out. Though, their postseason prospects just took a massive hit following a <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1683575026765684736" rel="noopener">devastating roster move</a>.</p><p>Cleveland is moving ace and 2020 American League Cy Young Shane Bieber to the 60-day injured list with elbow inflammation, according to MLB.com’s Mandy Bell. It is a corresponding transaction to lefty Daniel Norris’ call-up and Tim Herrin’s demotion. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-shane-bieber-injury-injured-list" rel="noopener">Bieber was initially placed</a> on the 15-day IL on July 15th.</p><p>The negative prognosis rules out the 28-year-old until Sept. 10th, but given the area of concern fans will naturally assume the worst and not factor in the right-hander for the remainder of their 2023 plans. Despite posting a respectable 3.77 ERA in 19 starts, Bieber has not looked his best for most of the season. His absence is still a massive blow to the Guardians’ AL Central hopes, though.</p><p>They have gotten by to this point and boast a top-10 ERA in the MLB, but losing arms around this time of year can be severely costly. The front office is also unlikely to look to the trade market for more depth, given the team’s 49-50 record. The Minnesota Twins currently hold a three-game divisional lead over the Guardians.</p><p>The bad news is at least coming before a seven-game stretch <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/royals-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-24-2023" rel="noopener">against the Kansas City Royals</a> and Chicago White Sox, some of the worst the AL has to offer. Cleveland will just try to do what it often does. Survive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians latest Shane Bieber injury move doesn’t bode well for playoff chances

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-guardians-sp-not-shane-bieber-trade-interest');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Guardians pitcher not named Shane Bieber could draw trade interest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bieber-guards.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Guardians pitcher not named Shane Bieber could draw trade interest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-17T17:02:56-07:00">July 17th, 5:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-17T17:09:25-07:00">July 17th, 5:09pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians have struggled to open the second half of the 2023 season, most recently getting swept by the Texas Rangers. Cleveland is three games under .500 but they sit just 2.5 games back of the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. The Guardians will have a difficult decision when it comes to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-sneaky-mlb-trade-deadline-targets-cleveland" rel="noopener">either buying</a> or selling ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Ace Shane Bieber was expected to be their top trade candidate, but a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-shane-bieber-injury-injured-list" rel="noopener">recent injury</a> lessened the likelihood of Bieber being available. Instead, SP Aaron Civale <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1681053128177713152" rel="noopener">may generate</a> trade interest if Cleveland makes him available, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network.</p><p>“The name to watch from a trade standpoint is no longer Bieber,” Morosi said. “We had talked about him as a trade candidate, this injury has sort of reduced that possibility. His longtime rotation mate (could be a trade candidate), Aaron Civale, who is a free agent after 2025. So he’d have two-plus years of service left on a trade.”</p><h2><b>Guardians’ Aaron Civale a trade candidate?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/civale-guards.jpeg"></figure><p>Civale still has a couple of years left on his contract following the 2023 season. Cleveland may opt to hold onto him if they plan to compete in the coming years. However, the Guardians have traded key pitchers and remained in contention over the past few seasons. Trading Civale right now would allow the Guardians to acquire young talent and potentially contend again as soon as next year.</p><p>With all of this being said, Cleveland still is in contention right now. They are just 2.5 games behind Minnesota despite their current slide. The Guardians will need to make a tough choice, one that will likely be determined within the next week or so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Guardians pitcher not named Shane Bieber could draw trade interest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-cleveland-gets-optimistic-injury-update-on-potential-trade-candidate-shane-bieber');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get optimistic injury update on potential trade candidate Shane Bieber');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SHANE-BIEBER.jpg"><figcaption>7/16/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Guardians get optimistic injury update on potential trade candidate Shane Bieber</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-16T17:42:26-07:00">July 16th, 5:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-16T19:05:35-07:00">July 16th, 7:05pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Playboy, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shane Bieber is one of the top pitchers in the American League. However, instead of dominating for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-shane-bieber-injury-injured-list" rel="noopener">Cleveland Guardians</a> this season, he has been battling arm difficulties this season and he has not been at his best.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shane Bieber got “really encouraging” news today after meeting with Dr. Meister. He’ll go two weeks without throwing and will continue to be evaluated week by week, but they determined he does not need surgery.</p><p>— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1680692366204608512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bieber currently has a record of 5-6 with a 3.77 earned run average and 95 strikeouts in 117 innings. However, Bieber has a troublesome <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shane-bieber-updated-best-trade-destinations-guardians" rel="noopener">right elbow</a> that will cause him to be sidelined for at least 2 weeks.</p><p>However, that’s good news because Bieber was examined by Texas Rangers orthopedist Dr. Keith Meister, and the recommendation could have been for season-ending surgery. Instead, the Guardians are going to see how Bieber responds to rest before making any further determinations.</p><p>“It definitely looks like it’s a non-surgical way to go, which is really good,” manager <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38020621/guardians-shane-bieber-shut-least-two-weeks" rel="noopener">Terry Francona said</a>. “Any time you go into somebody’s arm, and have thrown as much as he has, you get nervous. He’s going to be approximately two weeks no throw. He’ll be rechecked every week,” Francona added. “There’s no timetable beyond that.”</p><p>Bieber was placed on the Injured List retroactive to Wednesday. While his teammates went to Pittsburgh for a 3-game series that starts Monday, Bieber flew back to Cleveland.</p><p>Bieber won the American League Cy Young Award following the 2020 season. He admitted he was frustrated by the lack of healing in the elbow.</p><p>“I’ve been trying to manage it, pitch through it and develop a plan,” Shane Bieber said prior to Cleveland’s 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers. “Ultimately it wasn’t really going away, so I decided it was best to get it checked out and all agreed.”</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get optimistic injury update on potential trade candidate Shane Bieber

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He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1680273317201338368" rel="noopener">have placed</a> pitcher Shane Bieber on the 15-day IL due to right elbow inflammation, according to MLB.com’s Mandy Bell. She also reported the Guardians recalled pitcher Michael Kelly from Triple-A Columbus.</p><p>Guardians manager Terry Francona <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-shane-bieber-injury-update-trade-rumors" rel="noopener">said</a> Friday Bieber would skip his scheduled start Monday with his forearm “kind of irritable.”</p><p>“We thought he was trending in the right direction,” Francona <a href="https://www.aol.com/news/guardians-shane-bieber-miss-next-225925284.html" rel="noopener">said</a>, via the Associated Press. “About three starts there, we kept him to about 80 pitches. But the last couple, he wasn’t real comfortable with the way he’s been bouncing back.”</p><p>Bieber started the season 3-1 but has been credited with five losses in his last 13 games pitched. He most recently played Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, allowing nine hits and four runs in a 4-1 loss for Cleveland. Shane Bieber has allowed at least five hits in nine of those games.</p><p>Bieber won the AL Cy Young award in 2020 and has been effective since then. In 2022, he had 13 wins and an ERA of 2.88. It appears he was on track for another effective season but that he has been bothered by injury.</p><p>Bieber has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-sneaky-mlb-trade-deadline-targets-cleveland" rel="noopener">reportedly been</a> in trade talks, so it remains important to see if he will be coveted before the trade deadline Aug. 1 amid his IL stint.</p><p>The Guardians are very much in contention for a playoff spot. They are just one-half game behind the Minnesota Twins (46-46 record) in the AL Central.</p><p>Cleveland had won six of eight games before it lost its last two games against the Royals and Texas Rangers, respectively, dropping below .500.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
18	1.50	9	0.33	1

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
18	1.50	9	0.33	1

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