After facing the minimum in the first inning, Kluber didn’t return to the mound in the second.The 34-year-old righty struggled to stay healthy during the 2019 season with the Cleveland Indians. Prior to the injury, however, he was struggling mightily, sporting a 5.80 ERA.
In those years, he logged 1,091 1/3 innings, trailing only After this season, Kluber has an $18 million team option for 2021 that almost certainly won't be picked up. The Texas Rangers made a big splash this offseason by Corey Kluber was removed from the game after the first inning due to tightness in the back of his right shoulder.
Corey Kluber exits start with shoulder injury. at Texas acquired Kluber this offseason hoping the two-time Cy Young Award winner would rediscover his … The Texas Rangers will be without closer Jose Leclerc for most of the pandemic-shortened season with a shoulder injury similar to the one that sidelined starter Corey Kluber earlier this Especially now with the shoulder injury, teamed with his poor performance last season, there has to be concern Kluber's wear and tear over the years is catching up with him. section: | slug: rangers-corey-kluber-shut-down-for-four-weeks-after-suffering-shoulder-tear-in-team-debut | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories |
Corey Kluber made his first start since May 1, 2019 By Schuyler Dixon • Published July 26, 2020 • Updated on July 26, 2020 at 9:57 pm Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images If it doesn't, The Rangers acquired Kluber from Cleveland this past offseason for outfielder Kluber is a two-time Cy Young winner. Corey Kluber threw just 18 pitches Sunday before departing his first start in almost 15 months with shoulder tightness.
From 2014-18, Kluber was one of the biggest workhorses in baseball. Kluber suffered an oblique strain during a start with Triple-A Columbus last month while rehabbing a forearm injury which originally sidelined him in early May.