The Cleveland Guardians will look to get over the .500 mark on Saturday in their doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.
As the series starts, it will be an important one for both sides as the Guardians continue to battle for a Wild Card spot and are only 1.5 games ahead of the Royals in the AL Central.
Before the series began on Saturday, the Guardians were fortunate to announce a new injury update on former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber as he continues to rehab his elbow after going through Tommy John surgery in April of 2024.
The Guardians' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, announced that Bieber is set to make a rehab appearance for the team on Sunday.
Guardians Shane Bieber is expected to make an MLB Rehab appearance with the Clippers!
— Columbus Clippers (@CLBClippers) July 26, 2025
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Bieber, 30, made his first start on the mound since injuring his elbow on July 22 with High-A Lake County, throwing 43 pitches in three innings.
He hasn't seen the major league mound since April 2, 2024. His expected return to the Guardians is sometime in mid-August.
The right-handed pitcher from Orange, California, has been one of the best pitchers in all of baseball since making his debut in 2018. The two-time All-Star was voted as the unanimous Cy Young Award winner in 2020 while achieving the pitching Triple Crown in the same year.
In his 134 career starts, Bieber has an impressive career stat line that includes a 62-32 record, 3.22 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and has struck out 958 batters in 843 innings pitched.