Opening-day starter Tanner Bibee signs $48 million, 5-year contract with Cleveland Guardians

By The Associated Press
Updated: March 23, 2025 - 1:19 AM
Published: March 22, 2025 - 7:49 PM
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ross D. Franklin]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Right-hander Tanner Bibee has signed a $48 million, five-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians, a deal that includes a team option for 2030 and could be worth $68 million over six seasons. Bibee will get his first opening-day assignment on Thursday at Kansas City. He went 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA last season, finishing with 12 quality starts in 31 outings and 187 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old California native was 0-1 with a 3.45 ERA in four postseason starts last year.

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