Guardians place rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee on injured list, ending right-hander’s solid season

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Cleveland Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Phil Long)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Phil Long]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee’s strong season is over. Cleveland placed the right-hander on the injured list with hip inflammation. Bibee established himself as a frontline starter in 2023 while leading a pitching staff decimated by injuries. He left his start on Saturday night against Texas after 5 1/3 innings with what the team called tightness in his hip. The 24-year-old did not travel with the Guardians on their trip to Kansas City so he could receive treatment. Bibee finished 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 25 starts, striking out 141 in 142 innings.

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