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About 1 minute reading time. CLEVELAND (AP) — The only two-time Cy Young Award winner in franchise history has returned to the Cleveland Guardians. Corey Kluber was hired as a special assistant for pitching Wednesday, rejoining the organization that he played for from 2011-2019 as part of a 13-year career in the majors. He also spent one season apiece with the Rangers, Yankees, Rays and Red Sox.
Guardians’ right-hander Tanner Bibee scratched from opening day start due to stomach flu
About 2 minutes reading time. KANSAS CITY (AP) — Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee was scratched from his opening day start due to the stomach flu. The Guardians made the announcement on Thursday morning, four hours before they faced the Kansas City Royals. Ben Lively will make his first opening day start for the Guardians in a matchup between two clubs that made the postseason last year. The Guardians said Bibee was suffering from acute gastroenteritis.
Shane Bieber named opening-day starter for 5th consecutive season for Cleveland Guardians - World Baseball Network
About 1 minute reading time. GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Bieber, who has shown signs of being an ace again for Cleveland following an injury-slowed 2023, will start the Guardians’ opener for the fifth straight season. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, Bieber has had a solid spring training with the Guardians after making just 21 starts last season due to elbow issues. The 28-year-old has shown an uptick in velocity, another sign he’s healthy and returning to form.
Boston Red Sox sign Corey Kluber Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers New York Yankees Cleveland Guardians
The Boston Red Sox have signed right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber to a one-year, $10million deal, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal comes with a 2024 team option. Kluber pitched last season with the Tampa Bay Rays where he had a 10-10 record with a 4.34 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 164 innings.
Rays disappointed, not discouraged by early postseason exit - TSN.ca
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four straight playoffs berths, a World Series appearance and ample reasons to believe the future could be even brighter. Despite back-to-back early postseason exits, the Tampa Bay Rays remain confident they’re built for long-term success, and that their persistence and commitment to developing young talent will be rewarded with a championship. Eventually.
Rays' Kluber shuts down Red Sox bats in righty Bello's debut - TSN.ca
BOSTON (AP) — Corey Kluber worked six scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 7-1 on Wednesday night in the major league debut of Brayan Bello, the top pitching prospect in Boston’s system. With a fastball topping out at 97 mph, the 23-year-old Bello (0-1) worked four up-and-down innings, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. The right-hander finished his 79-pitch outing by retiring two batters after Josh Lowe’s one-out double.
Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - MLB DFS Heart Of The Order June 22: Shohei Ohtani On The Mound
Today's MLB DFS main slate on Yahoo Fantasy includes nine games for your daily fantasy baseball lineups. Before building those MLB daily fantasy lineups, check out the latest MLB Weather report page and MLB lineups. The Heart of the Order video for Wednesday, June 22nd features Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, who's allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts and gets a nice matchup against the Kansas City Royals.
2022 Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch Week 11 Risers & Fallers: Luke Voit Rising Up Fantasy Rankings
MLB lineups around the league are starting to change a bit as MLB top prospects are being called up left and right. Plus, the 2022 MLB trade deadline is nearing and we will once again see a shift when it comes to these rosters. For our fantasy baseball lineups, we must always account for variable change and never sit on our teams – even if we're in first place in the fantasy standings.
Fantasy Baseball June 19 Round Up: Mike Trout Continues To Amaze
Happy Father’s Day to all of the fantasy baseball players across FA Nation! It’s already Sunday and before Week 10 of the major league baseball season ends, we need to go back and take a look at the top fantasy baseball news and headlines from Saturday which included the long-awaited debut of Riley Greene, a battle between the Contreras brothers, the continued dominance of the Yankees, Mike Trout (again), a big Dodger injury, and much more.
Kluber excels again at Globe Life Field as Rays beat Rangers - TSN.ca
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Kluber excelled again at Globe Life Field, pitching six solid innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Thursday. In his previous appearance at the ballpark, Kluber threw a no-hitter at Texas on May 19, 2021, while with the New York Yankees. In his only other game at Globe Life Field, which opened in July 2020 during the pandemic-delayed season, he left after one inning and 18 pitches in his only start as a member of the Rangers.
Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch Week 4 Risers & Fallers: Taylor Ward Taking Off
Identifying the fantasy baseball risers and fantasy baseball fallers can sometimes be difficult. As we approach the one-month mark since the start of the 2022 MLB fantasy baseball season, we have to be mindful of the sample size of a player before trading him away. It’s never easy seeing your fantasy team near the bottom of the league standings one month into the baseball season.
Fantasy Baseball May 3 Round Up: Dylan Cease Wants Cy Young Award Consideration
How is your 2022 fantasy baseball season going? Are your players climbing up the fantasy baseball rankings? Do they play every day or are they out of the MLB daily lineups a few times each week? Did you over-invest in Cincinnati Reds, the team with the worst MLB record ever, or do you have guys who are exceeding expectations like Ty France or others on the Seattle Mariners roster?
Underdog MLB Top Plays April 13: Mookie Betts & Aaron Judge In Good Matchups
Is there anything better than early afternoon Major League Baseball with games going on all day? The only thing better that I can think of is picking out player props to win some money during today’s slate of games! Underdog Fantasy has some player props available for the games today and, after crunching the numbers and analyzing the board, I have selected my best ones for today’s MLB games over at Underdog Fantasy.
Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Spring Training News and Lineup Notes
Your browser does not support the audio element. MLB spring training is well underway and teams are starting to sort out their starting lineups. Players like Bobby Witt Jr. and Jesus Luzardo have been putting on shows so far making their case to go higher in fantasy baseball drafts. Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer have looked in mid-season form in their first couple of outings as well.
Fantasy Baseball March 24 Round-Up: New York City Reverses Mask Mandate to Allow Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets to Play at Home
Your fantasy baseball draft prep should be pretty intense right now as the 2022 MLB season is nearly upon us. You should be sifting through our 2022 fantasy baseball rankings, studying our draft tools like the 2022 fantasy baseball mock draft and our auction values, and most of all, staying current on all the latest MLB news which ties into our updates to the Ultimate Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet. I just updated the draft grid and my rankings again yesterday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Kluber won for the first time in nearly four months, pitching six shutout innings in his first outing against the team that helped him blossom into a star, and the New York Yankees routed Cleveland 8-0 Friday night. Joey Gallo homered twice, and Aaron Judge, Brett Gardner and Giancarlo Stanton hit one each for the Yankees, who tied their season high with five home runs.
All About The Curve: Wild Wild West
Published: May 20, 2021 Let's have some fun today! About six weeks into the season, and it's time to talk surprises. Let's start with the AL West. The Seattle Mariners - The young club is .500 on the year as of today, and with the call-ups of both Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert, it seems pretty clear this team is looking to compete. But what is most interesting is how they have been getting it done. After all, the Mariners have the league WORST batting average at a paltry .205.
Kluber gets 100th win, Yankees sweep Tigers
NEW YORK — Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to gain his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers 2-0 Sunday to complete their first series sweep this season and get back to .500. Kluber (2-2) looked like the pitcher who won AL Cy Young Awards with Cleveland in 2014 and 2017, before injuries wrecked his 2019 and 2020 seasons.
All About The Curve: Your Final Fantasy Baseball Checklist
Published: Apr 01, 2021 Well, here we are, Fantasy Baseball managers! We have culled through all the player profiles, all the advanced sabermetrics, all the injury reports, and all the sleepers and busts in the Jim Bowden Draft Guide. We are ready to ACE our drafts. If you are like me, you have a ton of notes everywhere- chicken scratch on paper, excel spreadsheets, and maybe even a post-it note or two about the newest closers-by-committee. You're in the zone.
Corey Kluber excited to join Yankees; DJ LeMahieu relieved to remain
NEW YORK — Limited to one inning in two years, Corey Kluber believes his ability will show with the New York Yankees. “I consider myself to be healthy at this point. I’m not rehabbing anything or tending to any issues with anything lingering or anything like that,” the right-hander said Thursday, a day after finalizing an $11 million, one-year contract.
Report: New York Yankees finalizing deal with P Corey Kluber
2m ago TSN.ca Staff Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press The New York Yankees are finalizing a deal with free-agent pitcher Corey Kluber, according to a report by Jeff Passan of ESPN. The deal is pending a physical. Right-hander Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees are finalizing a deal that will bring the two-time AL Cy Young winner to the Bronx, pending a physical, sources familiar with the agreement tell ESPN.
Kluber (shoulder) lasts just one inning
20h ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber's Texas debut lasted just one inning. The right-hander threw just 18 pitches against Colorado on Sunday before departing his first start in almost 15 months with shoulder tightness. The Rangers, who acquired the two-time Cy Young Award winner in an off-season trade with Cleveland, said Kluber reported feeling the tightness in the first few pitches and it got worse as the inning progressed.
MLB Short Season Strategy: Snapshots From Summer Camp July 11
Trying to remain ahead of the ever-changing world of summer camp baseball, team updates will ensue in this column but announcements like this will make a return to play difficult: The Astros canceled their workout again today.
2020 MLB Draft Guide Player Profile: Jonathan Villar
Published: Mar 04, 2020 It’s been screamed from the mountain tops, “Never pay for a career year!” Yet, fantasy players still do not subscribe to it. In 2019, Jonathan Villar set career highs in games (162), at-bats (642), hits (176), runs (111), triples (5), home runs (24) and RBI (73). He recorded 53 multiple hit contests and finished with a .274/.339/.453 slash line.
2-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber has 'a lot to prove' in Texas
SURPRISE, Ariz. — After Corey Kluber was traded to Texas, his new manager got a lot of texts and calls from people saying what a phenomenal pitcher and person the Rangers got. The only message that surprised Chris Woodward was the one he got from the two-time Cy Young Award winner. “One of the first texts he sent me, 'I've got a lot to prove,'” Woodward said Friday.
Thank You, Cleveland
H ow do you say goodbye to your home? How do you say thank you to 400,000 people? Cleveland is the only city I’ve known as a major leaguer. Playing for the Indians has been the biggest constant in my professional life. In 10 years there, I pitched pretty well — won some awards and went to the playoffs a few times. It was fun. But just as important as that, Cleveland was where I learned how to be a professional baseball player.
Thank You, Cleveland
How do you say goodbye to your home? How do you say thank you to 400,000 people? Cleveland is the only city I’ve known as a major leaguer. Playing for the Indians has been the biggest constant in my professional life. In 10 years there, I pitched pretty well — won some awards and went to the playoffs a few times. It was fun. But just as important as that, Cleveland was where I learned how to be a professional baseball player.
Report: Texas Rangers agree to deal to acquire P Corey Kluber from Cleveland
24m ago TSN.ca Staff Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press The Texas Rangers have agreed to a deal to acquire starter Corey Kluber from Cleveland, according to a report by Jon Heyman of The MLB Network. Kluber deal to Rangers is agreed to, pending physicals — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 15, 2019 The deal is pending physicals. The 33-year-old appeared in only seven games for Cleveland in 2019 before suffering a fractured right ulna on a comebacker.
Cleveland Indians exercise ace Corey Kluber's 2020 contract option
47m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press CLEVELAND — The Indians officially exercised starter Corey Kluber's $17.5 million contract option for next season. Team president Chris Antonetti said last month that the Indians would pick up Kluber's option. The club formally made the move Thursday while declining options on second baseman Jason Kipnis and reliever Dan Otero for 2020.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber shut down 2 weeks with abdominal strain
57m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press CLEVELAND — Indians ace Corey Kluber has been shut down for two weeks with an abdominal strain, an injury he sustained during his comeback from a broken arm. Kluber was pulled from a minor league start for Triple-A Columbus at Charlotte on Sunday after one inning because of abdominal tightness. He returned to Cleveland and the team said imaging tests confirmed the strain.
Indians ace Kluber exits rehab game with abdominal tightness
36m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press CLEVELAND — Indians ace Corey Kluber was removed from a minor league start after one inning with abdominal tightness. The team said Kluber, who hasn't pitched in the majors since breaking his arm during a start on May 1, was taken out of Sunday's game for Triple-A Columbus in Charlotte, North Carolina, for precautionary reasons. The two-time Cy Young winner was making his third start as he attempts to return from the injury.
Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber throws off mound for 1st time since breaking arm
57m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians say pitcher Corey Kluber threw a successful bullpen session at Progressive Field, the right-hander's first time throwing from a mound since fracturing his right forearm on May 1. The team said the two-time Cy Young Award winner fired 20 fastballs, as scheduled, before Cleveland's game against Detroit on Wednesday.
Injured Indians ace Corey Kluber cleared for strength work
29m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press DETROIT — Cleveland ace Corey Kluber has been cleared to work on strength building after having his broken arm evaluated. Indians manager Terry Francona said Friday the report on Kluber was good. He said Kluber has "the go ahead to do strengthening stuff" and will be re-evaluated in a couple more weeks. Francona also said right-hander Cody Anderson had surgery Friday to repair a tendon in his right elbow.
Cleveland places P Kluber on injured list
23m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians placed star pitcher Corey Kluber on the injured list with a broken right arm that will sideline him indefinitely. Kluber sustained a non-displaced fracture of his ulna bone on Wednesday night when he was hit by a line drive against Miami. He underwent further imaging test on Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic, and the results confirmed the diagnosis. The Indians said Kluber does not need surgery for now.
Kluber leaves game after being hit by line drive
18m ago The Canadian Press Corey Kluber , The Canadian Press MIAMI — Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber has left his team's game at Miami with a bruised right forearm after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Brian Anderson. The ball rolled away from Kluber, and he tried to swat it to first base with his glove rather than throwing it as Anderson reached on an infield hit.
Kluber bruises forearm in loss to Marlins
MIAMI — Corey Kluber was having another rough night even before he was hit by a line drive, and the Cleveland Indians right-hander took the loss as the Miami Marlins broke a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Wednesday. Kluber (2-3) departed with a bruised right forearm after being hit by Brian Anderson's comebacker. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner allowed eight hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings, which left his ERA at 5.80.
Kluber, Indians down Braves in opener of doubleheader
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber bounced back from one of his worst outings in recent years by working seven innings and Carlos Santana celebrated his U.S. citizenship with three hits, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Atlanta Braves 8-4 in the opener of a doubleheader on Saturday. Kluber (2-2) shook off a rough first inning and allowed four runs and five hits.
Report: Mets interested in Kluber
Two of the most active teams thus far in the Major League Baseball offseason could be cooking up something together. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reports that the New York Mets, who are currently finalizing the acquisition of Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners, have had discussions with the Cleveland Indians, who recently traded Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals, over ace Corey Kluber. Sources say the Mets have spoken with the Indians about Corey Kluber.
Kluber wins 20th as Indians top ChiSox
CHICAGO — Corey Kluber struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings and won his 20th game, and Brandon Guyer hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning as the Cleveland Indians shut out the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Monday night. Kluber (20-7) reached 20 victories for the first time after recording 18 wins in three of the four previous seasons.
Kluber wins 19th, Indians top White Sox
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber struck out 11 in eight innings to record his career-high 19th win as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. Kluber (19-7), who allowed three runs, topped 200 strikeouts for the fifth straight season. Kluber won 18 games in three of the previous four seasons, including his two AL Cy Young Award-winning years, 2014 and 2017.
Kluber earns 18th win as Indians top Royals
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber became the first 18-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 10 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Wednesday. The Indians moved closer to the third straight AL Central title and reduced their magic number for clinching the division to nine. Kluber (18-7) allowed one run and two hits in 6 2/3 innings. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner was pulled after throwing 105 pitches.
Kluber pitches Indians past Rays - TSN.ca
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber pitched seven sparkling innings, Edwin Encarnacion homered and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Friday night. Kluber (17-7) allowed two singles, struck out eight and walked two in Cleveland's AL-best 14th shutout this season. Cody Allen worked a perfect eighth and Brad Hand finished the two-hitter for his 31st save.
Fantasy Baseball Daily Round Up: August 20
With fantasy football drafts on the horizon, do not forget to compete in your baseball leagues. There’s still time to make a difference in the standings, be sure to target areas of need based on the standings. Adding stolen bases when leading the league by 10 does not make sense, note where ground can be made up and keep grinding in the marathon. As for the standings, the same goes in the National League.
Kluber wins 16th; Indians top Red Sox
BOSTON — Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night. Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington's Max Scherzer and the Yankees' Luis Severino for the most victories in the majors.
Kluber leads Indians over Angels with three-hitter
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout this season and new arrival Leonys Martin homered again for Cleveland, leading the Indians to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Kluber (14-6) matched zeros for five innings with Felix Pena (1-3), who carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Martin hit a leadoff homer. Martin has two homers in just three games since coming to Cleveland in a trade with Detroit.
Indians' Kluber will miss All-Star game
Cleveland's ace received an injection in his right knee that will force him to miss the All-Star Game. But more importantly, the Indians are hoping it will allow the right-hander to continue leading their rotation after the break — and beyond. Kluber got the shot in his knee on Friday, a day after the two-time Cy Young winner gave up two runs in the eighth inning and was beaten by the New York Yankees.
2018 MLB Prospect Report: Unheralded 1-50
We are about halfway through the minor league season and it is a good time to focus on some of the unheralded prospects among the top-100 in baseball. I know a lot of people focus on the top-100 guys when doing their research, but even with people focusing on them, there are still a bunch of guys that fall through the cracks. This week’s piece will focus on the guys in the top-50 that you may not have heard about.
Kluber first to 11 wins as Indians rout White Sox
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber became the first pitcher with 11 wins this season and Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis hit three-run homers as the Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 12-0 on Wednesday. Reigning AL Cy Young winner Kluber (11-3) allowed only a second-inning single past third base by Omar Narvaez and a third-inning walk to Charlie Tilson in seven dominant innings. The right-hander struck out seven and retired the last 14 batters before giving way to George Kontos to begin the eighth.
Kluber pulled early, Indians fall to Twins
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber had a rare rocky performance, lasting just five innings and losing for the first time in seven starts as Kyle Gibson outpitched the Cy Young winner and Brian Dozier hit a two-run homer to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night. Kluber (10-3) allowed a homer on his fourth pitch of the game to Eddie Rosario and was pulled after throwing just 65 pitches by manager Terry Francona.
Cleveland Crushes Tigers 9-2
Melky Cabrera and Erik Gonzalez both had two hits and three RBI as the Indians crushed the Tigers 9-2 at Comerica Park. Yan Gomes added a two-run homer for Cleveland, which took two-of-three in the series. Corey Kluber struck out eight over eight innings of two-run ball as he upped his record to 10-and-2. Leonys Martin homered and knocked in two for the Tigers, who have dropped six of their last nine. Artie Lewicki gave up three runs in five frames and fell to 0-and-2.
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