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Career timeline: Shane Bieber

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May 31, 2018

What better way to celebrate your 23rd birthday than with your MLB debut? Bieber gave up 4 runs with 6 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a Cleveland win at Minnesota.

January 4, 2023

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May 19, 2019

Bieber’s greatness became glaringly obvious in this start against the Orioles, as he claimed his first career complete game and shutout with a whopping 15 strikeouts.

January 5, 2023

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June 30, 2019

Bieber apparently loved pitching against the O's in '19, because the second time he saw them (this time in Baltimore), he was just as electric, racking up 11 strikeouts in 8 scoreless innings.

January 4, 2023

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July 9, 2019

A late addition to the All-Star Game in Cleveland, Bieber struck out the side (Willson Contreras, Ketel Marte and Ronald Acuña Jr.), prompting the crowd at Progressive Field to chant his name before he was awarded MVP honors.

July 9, 2019

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July 24, 2020

Opening Day came late this year, so Bieber decided to get right into his midseason groove, becoming the first Cleveland pitcher to record 14 strikeouts in the season opener.

July 25, 2020

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Nov. 11, 2020

A pitching Triple Crown campaign with 8 wins, 122 strikeouts and a 1.63 ERA in 12 starts during the pandemic-shortened season led to Bieber unanimously winning the AL Cy Young Award.

November 11, 2020

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April 18, 2021

No, his early success was not a fluke. Bieber returned from his Cy Young campaign to become the first pitcher in MLB history to record at least 10 strikeouts in each of his first 4 starts of a season.

January 4, 2023

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May 11, 2021

Before his season came to a halt due to a shoulder strain, Bieber made sure to sneak in one more record, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to record 8 or more strikeouts in 20 consecutive starts, dating back to 2019.

May 11, 2021

June 8, 2022

The rain didn’t stand in the way of Bieber reaching his 700th career strikeout in just his 93rd game – the second fastest pitcher to reach that milestone since at least 1901, trailing Yu Darvish (87 games).

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Oct. 7, 2022

Bieber wanted to prove that his postseason hiccup from 2020 was not going to be his playoff reputation. In Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Rays, he didn’t permit a hit until the 5th inning, giving up 1 run in 7 2/3 innings.

January 4, 2023

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Nov. 1, 2022

Bieber became the first Cleveland pitcher to win a Gold Glove Award, posting a .969 fielding percentage and ranking second in MLB in putouts (32) and fourth with 3 defensive runs saved in ’22.

November 1, 2022