CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Guardians announced today the long-term signing of Opening Day starter RHP Tanner Bibee to a five-year contract extension thru the 2029 season with a Club Option for 2030.
Bibee, 26, owns a 22-12 record with a 3.25 ERA (114ER/315.2IP) with 328 strikeouts and a runner-up AL Rookie of the Year finish in 56 starts through his first two seasons with Cleveland. The Mission Viejo, CA native was the clubĄ¯s most effective starter in 2024, leading the Guardians and setting new career-highs in innings (173.2IP), starts (31), quality starts (12) and strikeouts (187).
He has recorded double-digit win totals in each of his first two seasons (10 in 2023 & 12 in 2024), becoming the third Clevelander since 2000 to win at least 10 games in his each of his first two Major League seasons, joining Shane Bieber (2018-19) and Hall of Famer CC Sabathia (2001-02). The Guards went 22-9 in his 31 starts in 2024 before recording a 3.45 ERA (6ER/19.2IP) in 4 Postseason starts. He also excelled with his glove, earning his first career Fielding Bible Award. The Cal State Fullerton product was ClevelandĄ¯s fifth round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, debuting just 21 months later with the Guardians in April 2023.