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Indians shut down RHP Kluber after new injury

Field Level Media

August 20, 2019 at 8:39 pm.

Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber was diagnosed with an oblique strain after leaving a rehab start Sunday during the first inning.

The Indians will shut down the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner from pitching while he begins a new rehab program, the team said in a statement Tuesday. He will be examined in two weeks to determine if he is ready to resume a throwing program.

Kluber, 33, has been trying to work his way back from a non-displaced fracture in his right forearm that didn’t require surgery but forced him onto the injured list in early May after he struggled to a 2-3 record and a 5.80 ERA in seven starts.

In nine major league seasons, the right-hander has a 98-58 record with a 3.16 ERA in 208 games (203 starts). He is a three-time All-Star who was the AL Cy Young Award winner in 2014 and 2017. He finished third in the voting last year after going 20-7 with a 2.89 ERA.