Shane Bieber had right elbow surgery (UCL) on April 12th last season. He chose the route of an internal brace to hopefully speed up his recovery time. On Saturday, the Guardians gave him his first rehab start at their rookie ball complex,

Shane Bieber will make his second rehab start on Thursday with the possibility of the 2020 American League Cy Young winner rejoining the Cleveland Guardians rotation by late June or early July. The right-hander — who had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last April — is scheduled to start for the Double-A Akron RubberDucks after throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in an Arizona Complex League game on Saturday.

Shane Bieber is bringing more than just a healthy arm back to Cleveland — he's bringing refined pitches that could make him even more dangerous.