Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie has been diagnosed with a strain of the teres major muscle in his right shoulder.
The Guardians will shut down McKenzie for at least two weeks, but it could be up to eight weeks before the right-hander is ready to return. This is a disappointing start to the 2023 campaign after McKenzie broke out last year with a 2.96 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 191 1/3 innings (31 games). Xzavion Curry will be on the Guardians' season-opening roster in place of McKenzie.
McKenzie averaged 36.2 FanDuel points as a starter last season while registering a 25.6 strikeout percentage and 5.9 walk percentage.
Source: Mandy Bell, MLB.com