<!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-triston-mckenzie-cal-quantrill-important-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get important Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill injury updates');   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/2023/06/Guardians_news_Triston_McKenzie_Cal_Quantrill_both_get_important_injury_updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get important Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-20T14:43:53-07:00">June 20th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-20T14:43:53-07:00">June 20th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians are never out of it, especially the way things have gone in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-pedro-grifols-al-central-chicago-fans" rel="noopener">the American League Central</a> this season. Unfortunately, the Guardians got some unfortunate injury news regarding Triston McKenzie. After he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-place-triston-mckenzie-il-elbow-sprain" rel="noopener">landed on the IL</a> recently, he is <a href="https://twitter.com/ZackMeisel/status/1671242666527399937?s=20" rel="noopener">now diagnosed</a> with a sprained UCL, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic.</p><p>‘Triston McKenzie has a sprain of the UCL in his right elbow. He’s being shut down for several weeks to start (he estimated a month or so) before he’ll be re-evaluated.’</p><p>McKenzie pitched in just two games this season, and it looks like he will be out for at least a month, which is a tough blow for the Guardians. On the flip side, they got some good news <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-aaron-civale-cal-quantill-injuries" rel="noopener">regarding Cal Quantrill</a>, who is slated for a <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1671249196438151168" rel="noopener">rehab assignment</a> on Friday, per Mandy Bell of MLB.com.</p><p>While the loss of McKenzie is certainly not what Cleveland wants, they have now promoted top prospect Gavin Williams, and he will get the start on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics at home. Williams is a joy to watch and has dazzled at the Triple-A level, so it was only a matter of time before he came up to the big leagues.</p><p>The Guardians are just a couple of games behind the Minnesota Twins for first place in the AL Central, so anything can happen in the worst division in the MLB. While the McKenzie injury is bad news, the Guardians should be getting Quantrill back soon and now get a first-hand look at Gavin Williams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get important Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill injury updates

<!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-place-triston-mckenzie-il-elbow-sprain');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get devastating Triston McKenzie injury update');   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/2023/06/Guardians-news-Cleveland-gets-devastating-Triston-McKenzie-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get devastating Triston McKenzie injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-17T16:29:54-07:00">June 17th, 4:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-17T16:36:57-07:00">June 17th, 4:36pm</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>Cleveland Guardians SP Triston McKenzie was scratched from his start on Friday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks with elbow discomfort. Former Atlanta Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-dfa-mike-zunino-braves-top-prospect" rel="noopener">top prospect Touki Toussaint was recalled</a> and started in McKenzie’s place. On Saturday, McKenzie was <a href="https://twitter.com/ZackMeisel/status/1670202636035842050" rel="noopener">placed</a> on the injured list due to a right elbow sprain, per Zack Meisel of <i>The Athletic</i>. Additionally, Toussaint was reportedly designated for assignment <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-call-up-prospect-mike-zunino-dfa" rel="noopener">while C Bo Naylor</a>, P Tim Herrin, and P Daniel Norris were called up to the big league club.</p><p>There is excitement in Cleveland around Bo Naylor, brother of Guardians’ 1B/DH Josh Naylor, getting promoted to MLB. However, losing Triston McKenzie is a devastating blow for the Guardians.</p><p>McKenzie is one of the best young pitchers in the game. The 25-year old has been limited in 2023 though, sporting a 4.50 ERA across just two starts. He’s struck out 15 batters and walked four during that span. In 2022, McKenzie pitched to the tune of a 2.96 ERA and recorded 190 strikeouts. Many people around the Guardians’ organization felt that McKenzie was on the verge of an All-Star campaign, but injuries have unfortunately kept him off the mound for the most part this season.</p><p>The Guardians will rely on Shane Bieber, Aaron Civale, and a number of young pitchers moving forward with Triston McKenzie joining Cal Quantrill on the injured list. Cleveland will head into Saturday’s game against the Diamondbacks with a 32-37 record, good for second place in the American League Central. Overcoming their injury and depth concerns will prove to be a challenge for them though.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get devastating Triston McKenzie injury update

<!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-promising-triston-mckenzie-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians get promising Triston McKenzie injury update');   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/2023/05/Triston-McKenzie-Guardians.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians get promising Triston McKenzie injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-17T17:10:07-07:00">May 17th, 5:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-17T17:10:53-07:00">May 17th, 5:10pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-triston-mckenzie-shoulder-injury-rehab-assignment" rel="noopener">Triston McKenzie is making</a> good progress in his recovery from a shoulder injury.</p><p>The Cleveland Guardians pitcher has yet to make an appearance in the 2023 MLB season after hitting the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-triston-mckenzie-injury-scare-opening-day" rel="noopener">60-day injured list</a> due to a strain in his right teres major muscle, but he’s already thrown a bullpen session over the weekend, and it appears that he’s going to make another major step toward a return to big league action, as he is scheduled to make a <a href="https://twitter.com/MandyBell02/status/1658967222625218562" rel="noopener">rehab start</a> in the minors this coming weekend.</p><p>“Triston McKenzie will make his first rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Columbus. He’s scheduled to go three innings, 50 pitches,”reported Mandy Bell of MLB.com.</p><p>Triston McKenzie could potentially make his season debut before the end of the month, but that will very much likely depend on how he would be feeling after his trip in the minors.</p><p>“McKenzie is doing a good job. He is pushing and pushing, but listening to what [the trainers and pitching coach Carl Willis are saying]. That’s kind of what you want,” Guardians manager Terry Francona <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/triston-mckenzie-throws-bullpen-session-in-boston" rel="noopener">said</a> of the young pitcher after the aforementioned bullpen session at Fenway Park last Saturday (h/t Bill Ladson of MLB.com).</p><p>The 25-year-old Triston McKenzie had a breakout in the 2022 MLB campaign in which he finished with an 11-11 record to go with a 2.96 ERA, 3.59 FIP, and 0.951 WHIP across 31 games (30 starts) and 191.1 total innings. He also led the Guardians’ pitching staff with a bWAR of 4.0.</p><p>Apart from McKenzie, the Guardians’ pitching staff also has Aaron Civale and<br>Cody Morris on the injured list.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians get promising Triston McKenzie injury update

<!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-triston-mckenzie-shoulder-injury-rehab-assignment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ Triston McKenzie gets promising injury update');   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/2023/05/Guardians-news-Triston-McKenzie-gets-promising-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians’ Triston McKenzie gets promising injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-04T12:26:49-07:00">May 4th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-04T12:26:49-07:00">May 4th, 12:26pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-daniel-espino-top-prospect-shoulder-injury" rel="noopener">Guardians have been without</a> Triston McKenzie this season as he battles back from his major shoulder injury. McKenzie has now taken the next step in his recovery, making his timeline to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-loses-sp-il-following-triston-mckenzie-injury" rel="noopener">return to the Guardians</a> much clearer.</p><p>McKenzie <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/guardians-injuries-and-roster-moves" rel="noopener">threw a bullpen session</a> prior to Cleveland’s April 29 game against the Boston Red Sox, via MLB.com. Furthermore, McKenzie took part in another bullpen session on May 2. The Guardians plan to send McKenzie to their Arizona training facility before he begins his rehab assignment.</p><p>The right-hander is currently dealing with a right teres major muscle strain. It was expected that he would miss around two months to start the season. McKenzie isn’t exactly in the clear just yet, but he has taken major strides in his return. If he is able to keep progressing in his throwing program, a rehab assignment would be the final step to return to the Guardians.</p><p>Triston McKenzie had his best season in the major leagues last year. Over a career-high 31 games, McKenzie put up a 11-11 record with a 2.96 ERA and a 190/44 K/BB ratio. Both his ERA and strikeout numbers were career-bests.</p><p>Cleveland is currently three games behind the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central with their 14-17 record. Their pitching staff has been one of their strengths with the Guardians’ collective 3.95 ERA ranked 12th in the major leagues.</p><p>Getting McKenzie back will only help the Guardians AL Central chances while boosting an already strong rotation. There still isn’t a set timetable on McKenzie’s return. However, he is slowly working his way back to Cleveland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
227	5.12	74	1.56	3

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
227	5.12	74	1.56	3

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