Guardians Ace to Undergo Season Ending TJ Surgery
- Kyle Wolf
- Apr 7, 2024
- 2 min read
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Guardians announced that Shane Bieber will undergo Tommy John Surgery and will be out for the rest of the season, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Bieber, 28, adds to the laundry list of top pitchers who are currently sidelined due to injury. Cleveland will now look to depend on the rest of their staff, as well as the depth in their system.
Chris Antonetti, Cleveland’s general manager had this to say regarding Shane Bieber..
We are a resilient group. We've found ways to overcome obstacles and injuries in the past. I believe the group we have will be able to come together and find a way to help us continue to win games.
Added..
Shane embodies what it means to be a professional, what it means to be a great teammate and a great leader.
The Guardians are taking a big blow with the news of Bieber. Bieber has been off to an incredible start to his 2024 campaign. Pitching to a 2-0 record through 12.0 innings, without giving up a run.
As mentioned earlier, Bieber is added to a long list of pitchers who are currently sidelined or waiting on results from imaging. Here’s a look at those said pitchers..
Gerrit Cole
Jacob DeGrom
Shohei Ohtani
Sandy Alcantara
Spencer Strider
Shane McClanahan
Max Scherzer
Shane Bieber
Justin Steele
Kodai Senga
Kyle Bradish
Brandon Woodruff
Sonny Gray
Clayton Kershaw
Eury Perez
Justin Verlander
Eduardo Rodriguez
Robbie Ray
Drew Rasmussen
Jeffrey Springs
Gavin Williams
Lucas Giolito
Shane Baz
Lance McCullers Jr.
Bryan Woo
Nick Lodolo
Dustin May
Alex Cobb
Tony Gonsolin
Luis Garcia
John Means
This has been a reoccurring theme throughout pitchers in Major League Baseball. The MLBPA called the pitch clock "an unprecedented threat" as pitching injuries mount.
MLBPA Executive Director, Tony Clark had this to say..
Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner's office reduced the length of the pitch clock last December.
Depending on how this shapes out and if other pitchers start hitting the IL at this alarming rate, Major League Baseball might not have any choice but to investigate.
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