The Cleveland Guardians named right-hander Alex Cobb as their Game 1 starter for the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
Cobb will square off Monday against Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon.
After he underwent hip surgery following the 2023 season and experienced shoulder inflammation during spring training, Cobb did not make his season debut until Aug. 9 and made just three regular-season starts.
In his final start of the regular season on Sept. 1, Cobb took a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up an infield single. He then missed another month with a torn fingernail and a blister.
Cobb, 37, returned in Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and gave up two runs on three hits over three innings of an eventual 3-0 defeat. He threw 41 pitches in that outing and could be set to expand on that Monday.
In 13 major league seasons Cobb is 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA in 233 starts for the Tampa Bay Rays (2011-17), Baltimore Orioles (San Francisco Giants (2018-20), Los Angeles Angels (2021), San Francisco Giants (2022-23) and Guardians. He was an All-Star in 2023.
Cobb was traded from the Giants to the Guardians on July 30 while he was still on the injured list because of his shoulder inflammation.
–Field Level Media
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