Corey Kluber exits after 1 inning in Rangers debut

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Corey Kluber had an early exit in his team debut as he was dealing with right shoulder tightness.

Corey Kluber did not have the start he wanted in his Texas Rangers debut. After just 1 inning of work the two-time Cy Young Award winner had to leave due to injury.

Kluber was dealing with shoulder tightness and will be examined on Monday, This is not a great sign for Texas’ recently acquired right hander. Leaving after only 1 inning and the fact it was getting progressively tighter is not something that Texas wants to hear. Even if Kluber is able to come back soon this will be a situation that will require monitoring all season long.

Corey Kluber has shown the toughness from time to time to pitch through these injuries. While there have been a few starts missed, he seemingly is always able to be ready for the playoffs. Unfortunately he wasn’t quite right as he allowed 9 runs in 6.1 innings during the 2017 ALDS and 4 runs in 4.2 innings in the 2018 ALDS. Things just haven’t gone right for Kluber in the postseason since the 2016 run. Hopefully Kluber can return to the mound healthy sooner rather than later.