Tanner Hayes Bibee ( ; born March 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Bibee attended

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and played college baseball at California State University, Fullerton. In 2019, he played

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with the Wareham Gatemen of the

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. Bibee was eligible for the

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, but went undrafted and returned to Fullerton for his senior year.

Professional career

The Cleveland Guardians selected Bibee in the fifth round of the

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. He made his professional debut in 2022 with the Lake County Captains. Splitting the year between Lake County and the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, Bibee worked to a combined 8-2 record and 2.17 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched across 25 starts. He began the 2023 season with the Triple-A

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, posting a 2-0 record and 1.76 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 3 starts. On April 26, 2023, Bibee was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut the same day as the starting pitcher against the

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. In his debut, Bibee became the first Cleveland pitcher in the live-ball era (1920-present) to record at least five consecutive strikeouts in a Major League debut. He ended the game with a final line of 5 innings pitched with 8 strikeouts and 1 earned run while recording his first career win.

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