Cleveland Guardians Get Brutal Injury News as Shane Bieber Will Miss Rest of Season

After an amazing start to the 2024 season, Cleveland Guardians' ace Shane Bieber is now set to miss the rest of the season and a good portion of 2025 because of Tommy John surgery.

Apr 2, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) throws / Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Guardians got brutal news on Saturday as they learned that ace Shane Bieber is going to undergo Tommy John Surgery and miss the rest of the season.

Because of the timing of the injury, he's also going to miss a good portion of 2025 and likely won't be back before midseason.

John Sabol of FOX8 News in Cleveland had the news:

Shane Bieber is done for the year. He needs Tommy John Surgery. He experienced pain after his start in Oakland in Seattle.

Crushing blow to him and the #Guardians. Bieber was having an amazing start to the 2024 season. Now it’s over.

Shane Bieber is done for the year. He needs Tommy John Surgery. He experienced pain after his start in Oakland in Seattle.

Crushing blow to him and the #Guardians. Bieber was having an amazing start to the 2024 season. Now it’s over. @fox8news

— John Sabol (@John_Sabol) April 6, 2024

The Guardians put out the following news release as well:

Following his first start in Oakland and subsequent start in Seattle on April 2, Shane Bieber experienced a recurrence of medial right elbow pain. This recurrence of symptoms prompted further medical due diligence, including imaging and evaluation by our team physicians.  Imaging and evaluations confirmed the presence of a re-injury to Shane’s proximal ulnar collateral ligament.  Additional medical opinions from leading sports medicine physicians, Drs. Keith Meister and Neal ElAttrache, confirmed the diagnosis.

Given the recurrence of symptoms following an extended period of rest and rehabilitation during the 2023 season and subsequent off-season, surgical reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament has been recommended. We are in the process of coordinating surgery with Dr. Meister in Dallas.

Bieber ends his year at 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He struck out 20 batters in 12.0 innings.

Bieber won the 2020 Cy Young Award and is a two-time All-Star, as well as a Gold Glove winner.

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