Major League Baseball resumed from 23 June 2020, and it came with many aspirations, excitements, and after a long time of lockdown. It continued after 120 days of lockdown due to the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Cleveland Indians of MLB played their opening day strikeouts at Progressive Field against Kansas City Royals. The Indians beat the Royals by 2-0, and Shane Bieber played a vital role in their winning as he struck out 14 in six scoreless innings.
Shane Bieber started for the Indians against Royals with a franchise record of 14 strikeouts. It's one of the highest strikeouts in the 60 years of Indians' history. The last Indians pitcher to come close to Bieber's record was Gary Bell, who struck out 12 in 10 1/3 innings against Detroit Tigers back in 1960.
Shane Bieber started the game (first inning) by hitting Whitt Merrifield and ended the inning by striking out Alex Gordon. He retired nine straight and 11 of the 12 against the Royals. Ten of those were strikeouts.
Shane Bieber's MLB Stats
Shane Bieber's career in Major League Baseball marks his 55 games out of which he, alongside his team, won 27 games and lost 13. Also, he earned the ERA of 3.65 with 335 innings pitched.
Out of 55 games, Bieber started in 53 out of which he reached the complete set in 3 matches.
His hits record is 320 with 44 home runs and 136 earned runs. He threw 5234 pitches in the 2019 and 2020 season and has made 391 strikeouts with an average of .249 batting, WHIPS of 1.15, and Ground Outs/Air Outs of 1.10.
Shane Bieber's Contract And Salary
Previously, Shane Bieber, who stands at the height of 6 feet and 2 inches tall (1.91 meters), played college baseball at the University of California. Later, he enrolled at Santa Barbara and played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team and also played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Shane Bieber from the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (©: noozhawk.com)
Shane Bieber's professional began with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2016 after the Cleveland Indians drafted him in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He played a whole season with the Scrappers and played the 2017 season with the Lake County Captains, Lynchburg Hillcats, and Akron RubberDucks.
After playing for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 2018, he got named to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Also, he received the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.
With Cleveland Indians, Bieber has a one-year contract term. As per the agreement, he is entitled to the average salary of $623,200 in a year, spotrac.com reports.
Is Shane Bieber Related To Justin Bieber?
Shane Bieber, age 25, is not related to pop star Justin Bieber. Shane Bieber is a professional baseball player currently pursuing his career from Cleveland Indians in MLB. While Justin Bieber is a pop star with many hit songs, including Baby, Sorry, Purpose, Let Me Love You, I Don't Care, and many others.
Shane Bieber (right) and Justin Bieber (left)
Shane Bieber is the son of Chris Bieber and Kristine Bieber, who raised him in Orange, California. On the other hand, Justin Bieber is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette.
Both of the Biebers are different regarding their lifestyle, career, and family, and they are not related in either way.