{"id":19382,"date":"2019-05-01T23:44:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T03:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=19382"},"modified":"2019-07-08T00:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T04:58:28","slug":"corey-kluber-fractured-forearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/05\/01\/corey-kluber-fractured-forearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Indians: Corey Kluber Suffers Fractured Forearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/cleveland-indians\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Indians<\/a> ace pitcher<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/klubeco01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Kluber<\/a><\/strong> suffered a fractured forearm Wednesday night after being struck by a comebacker off the bat off <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/miami-marlins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Miami Marlins<\/a> right fielder\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=anderbr06,anderbr03,anderbr02&amp;search=Brian+Anderson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Anderson<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/caleb-smith-dominates-as-marlins-defeat-indians\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Statcast<\/a>, Kluber&#8217;s pitch had a velocity of 90.6 MPH and had an exit velocity off Anderson&#8217;s bat at 102.2 MPH.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bad news on one of the game&#39;s great pitchers. Corey Kluber has a fracture in his right forearm, according to initial X-rays, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Indians<\/a> announce tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLBNetwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmorosi\/status\/1123771642440814593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Kluber Effect<\/h2>\n<p>Corey Kluber was off to a bad start this season. Kluber&#8217;s record was 2-2 in six starts going into tonight&#8217;s game. He has struggled with a 5.81 ERA and 1.68 WHIP, easily the highest of his career. Kluber left the game without attempting a warm-up pitch. The early diagnosis is a non-displaced fracture of the right ulna.\u00a0 Kluber will be re-evaluated Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Scans on Corey Kluber\u2019s forearm showed a non-displaced fracture of right ulna. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow, then his timeline will become more clear. This could easily be an 8-12 week absence. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Indians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Inside Injuries (@InsideInjuries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideInjuries\/status\/1123771096954802179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Indians Effect<\/h2>\n<p>The Indians going into tonight&#8217;s game are 16-13 which puts them in second place, two games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins. This injury could not have come at a worse time for the Indians. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clevimi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mike Clevinger<\/strong><\/a> will be out until after the All-Star Break.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salazda01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Salazar<\/a><\/strong> will be out for at least the whole month of May. The Indians currently have only three healthy starting pitchers in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bauertr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Bauer<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carraca01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Carrasco<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/biebesh01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane Bieber<\/a><\/strong>. Kluber is not only the ace of the staff, but he is also the pitcher Cleveland counts on to set the tone. It will not be easy to replace the production of Corey Kluber.<\/p>\n<p>The American League Central is not a very good division.\u00a0 Only the Twins are over .500.\u00a0 The Indians may be able to tread water long enough to stay afloat while they are waiting for their injured pitchers to get back on the field.<\/p>\n<h2>The Keuchel Effect<\/h2>\n<p>How long will it take before the &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/keuchda01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Keuchel<\/a><\/strong> to the Cleveland Indians&#8221; rumors start up? If there was ever a time and a team for Keuchel to sign with, the Indians could be it. With only three healthy starting pitchers and a former Cy Young pitcher with a playoff resume available, will the Indians be the team to finally take Keuchel off the market? This injury could now spark a bidding war for the services of Keuchel. Will Cleveland sign a new ace?<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"ZbMlzrkbTCdk6HruKP8XOQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1140656410\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZbMlzrkbTCdk6HruKP8XOQ',sig:'UpSg44QtwXLLwp2LUj9_v70HgReTszU-VHif4xyBDTA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1140656410',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Indians ace pitcher Corey Kluber suffered a fractured forearm Wednesday night after being struck by a comebacker off the bat off Miami Marlins right fielder\u00a0Brian Anderson. According to Statcast, Kluber&#8217;s pitch had a velocity of 90.6 MPH and had an exit velocity off Anderson&#8217;s bat at 102.2 MPH. 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