Shane Bieber, the Guardians’ Cy Young winner in 2020, underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on April 12, 2024. His rehab went smoothly until he developed soreness after his first rehab start on May 31. The soreness continued in Tuesday’s bullpen session at Canal Park in Akron and Bieber told Cleveland’s medical staff..

For now, it seems Bieber and the Guardians have avoided a massive setback in his rehab, but a return to a big league mound at the end of June or beginning of July is all but off t