Corey Kluber expected to miss at least a month with fractured arm

The Cleveland Indians placed Corey Kluber on the 10-day injured list on Friday, and the right-hander is expected to miss at least a month while he recovers from the fractured elbow he suffered this week.

Tests on Thursday confirmed a non-displaced fracture of Kluber’s right ulna, and the Indians say he will be reevaluated in 3-4 weeks. As of now, they are hopeful he will not need surgery.

The Indians placed Corey Kluber on the 10-day injured list and recalled Jon Edwards.

Kluber was evaluated at the Cleveland Clinic yesterday. X-rays and a CT scan confirmed the non-displaced fracture of his right ulna. He will be re-examined in 3-4 weeks. No surgery as of now.

— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) May 3, 2019

Kluber was drilled in his pitching arm by a line drive off the bat of Miami Marlins outfielder Brian Anderson on Wednesday night. He couldn’t even reach down to pick up the ball to throw it to first base, and he immediately left the game to undergo X-rays.

Here's the play of Corey Kluber getting hit in the arm by a line drive. Kluber has left the game and we will pass along any updates. pic.twitter.com/WE55U3p9sU

— SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) May 2, 2019

The two-time Cy Young Award winner is off to a rough start this year, as he is now 2-3 with a 5.80 ERA after leaving Wednesday’s game. This is the second time in two seasons that one of the Indians’ top starters has suffered a serious injury on a comebacker, as Trevor Bauer missed six weeks after taking a line drive off the leg next year.