PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan took a step toward returning to the major leagues after a nearly two-year absence, not allowing a hit or run in one inning of work Tuesday in a Florida Complex League game.
McClanahan, who last pitched in the majors on Aug. 2, 2023, before undergoing his , also struck out a batter and walked one.
McClanahan, a 28-year-old left-hander, was on schedule to start the Rays’ season opener this year before leaving his final spring training start because of an .
Tampa Bay drafted McClanahan in the first round in 2018. He went 10-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 25 starts in his first big league season in 2021, finishing seventh in voting for AL Rookie of the Year.
The two-time All-Star went 11-2 with a 3.29 ERA in 21 starts before he got hurt in 2023.
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