Guardians place Shane Bieber on 15-day IL with forearm irritation

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians positioned right-hander Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured checklist on Saturday with forearm irritation.

Manager Terry Francona stated Bieber’s scheduled Saturday go to to see Keith Meister, the Texas Rangers orthopedist who sees athletes from throughout the nation, was pushed again to Sunday.

“We don’t have any more information today than we did yesterday,” Francona stated. “It simply appears it’s the correct factor to do, and I believe ‘Biebs’ agrees with that.

“We owe that to him. This kid goes out there and does it the way you’re supposed to.”

Francona stated by backdating the start of the IL interval, the 28-year-old two-time All-Star might be again in 11 days.

Bieber is 5-6 with a 3.77 ERA, 0-3 in his final 5 outings. His 19 whole begins are tied for the key league lead coming into Saturday’s play.

Bieber is making $10.01 million and is unsigned past this season. He has been the topic of commerce hypothesis forward of the Aug. 1 deadline.

The Guardians are already down two starters due to accidents. Cal Quantrill is on the injured checklist with proper shoulder irritation, and Triston McKenzie is on the 60-day IL with a proper elbow sprain. McKenzie has made solely two begins this season.

Bieber’s subsequent begin was scheduled for Monday at Pittsburgh. Francona stated that can most likely change into a bullpen sport.

Right-hander Michael Kelly was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to fill Bieber’s spot on the lively roster.