CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians reliever Nick Sandlin will miss the rest of the postseason with a shoulder strain suffered in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series.
The team said Monday that Sandlin underwent an MRI that revealed the strain of his his Teres major muscle. The right-hander will be shut down for up to six weeks, eliminating him from any more games this season.
Sandlin was removed in the 10th inning of Saturday's game — won 1-0 by the Guardians in 15 — with what the team called “upper arm tightness.”
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Cleveland will open the AL Division Series on Tuesday in New York against the Yankees after the Guardians' sweep of Tampa Bay in the wild-card round.
The team will replace the 25-year-old Sandlin on the ALDS roster before Tuesday's 10 a.m. deadline.
Sandlin was a dependable member of Cleveland's strong bullpen this season. He went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 46 games as a set-up man for closer Emmanuel Clase, who led the majors with 42 saves.
Sandlin missed the final month of the 2021 season with a shoulder strain.
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