Corey Kluber Removed From Indians' Rehab Start After Just 1 Inning and No Update Has Been Provided
By Thomas Carannante
The Cleveland Indians, after a slow start to the year, are right in the thick of the AL Central race with the Minnesota Twins and have only gotten stronger.
They made moves to add power to their lineup at the deadline and their starting rotation has largely been on the mend with Mike Clevinger returning and Carlos Carrasco starting to get back on track.
Corey Kluber was another one of those guys in line to return to the major league roster very soon, but he apparently hit a snag during a rehab outing on Sunday.
It looks like Corey Kluber has been pulled after just one inning (20 pitches) in Triple-A. No update as to why just yet.
— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) August 18, 2019
And what's being reported is NOT good.
Corey Kluber was supposed to go ~80 pitches today. He topped out at 88 in the bottom of the first and he's being replaced here going into the bottom of the 2nd.
— Justin (@JL_Baseball) August 18, 2019
The right-hander is recovering from a broken forearm, which he suffered after just seven starts to begin the year. Those, by the way, didn't go well at all, as he logged a 5.80 ERA and 1.65 WHIP.
Given the details, it sounds like the Indians will have to make due without him for a bit longer. Thankfully, their rotation has been a strong suit, but it'd still be a much-needed boost if the former ace joined the club during the final stretch of the year.