BIOGRAPHY
Shane Bieber was born May 31, 1995, in Orange, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Bieber attended Laguna Hills High School in Laguna Hills, California. Bieber's pitch speed reached the mid-80s as a junior and his command was very strong. He was recruited to play college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara as a walk-on. As a senior in 2013, he pitched to an 8–4 record with a 1.40 ERA.
The Indians made Bieber their Opening Day starting pitcher in 2020. They faced the Kansas City Royals on July 24, 2020, at Progressive Field. Bieber struck out 14 batters in six innings in a 2–0 victory, setting a team record for most strikeouts by a starting pitcher on Opening Day. In his next start on July 30 versus the Minnesota Twins, he struck out 13 batters in eight innings, tying Karl Spooner for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in their first two starts in a season.
In August, Bieber started six games and recorded a 1.63 ERA with 57 strikeouts, including five starts with double figures in strikeouts. Upon reaching 50 innings for the season, Bieber had tallied 84 strikeouts, the most by a starting pitcher in MLB history in that span, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. At the end of the month, he had led the majors in ERA (1.20), strikeouts (84), wins (six) and innings (52 2⁄3). He was named American League Pitcher of the Month, his first monthly award in the major leagues. Bieber reached 100 strikeouts at the 62 1⁄3-inning mark versus Minnesota, the fastest in terms of innings pitched in one season in MLB history, passing Max Scherzer with 63 innings in 2018.
For the 2020 season, Bieber became the first pitcher since Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw in 2011 to win the American League pitching triple crown (8 wins, 1.63 ERA, 122 strikeouts) as the AL leader in each of the three categories. He also led the AL in WAR (3.2), won-loss percentage (.889), fewest hits per 9 IP (5.353), and strikeouts per 9 IP (14.198).
On March 22, 2022, Bieber signed a $6 million contract with the Guardians, avoiding salary arbitration.
In 2022 he was 13-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 200.0 innings. He was awarded a Gold Glove for his defensive performance.
Following the 2023 season, Bieber signed a one-year deal good through 2024 with the Cleveland Guardians.