Guardians' Shane Bieber Will Undergo Season-Ending Surgery on Elbow Injury

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber needs season-ending Tommy John surgery after suffering pain in his opening start of the season that persisted into his second start, per multiple reports.

The 28-year-old is in the midst of his seventh MLB season and has continued to establish himself as the ace of the Cleveland pitching staff.

This season, Bieber has compiled a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, 0.917 WHIP and 20 strikeouts across 12 innings and two starts.

Cleveland relies heavily on its starting pitching and has for the past several years. Many of the pitchers who led Cleveland to success in recent years—such as Corey Kluber, Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger and Carlos Carrasco—are gone, but Bieber remains.

With Bieber done for the season, Triston McKenzie, Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen will be looked upon to shoulder the load in the Cleveland rotation.

Cleveland may also need to win more slugfests, which means José Ramírez and others will be tasked with putting up big numbers at the plate.