Shane Robert Bieber is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Major League Baseball Cleveland Guardians (MLB). He was born on May 31, 1995.
The Indians selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Bieber made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2018, was selected as an All-Star in 2019 and 2021, and won the American League’s Cy Young Award in 2020.
Bieber signed and made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, where he spent the whole season, posting a 0.38 ERA in 24 innings. He spent 2017 with the Lake County Captains, Lynchburg Hillcats, and Akron RubberDucks, pitching to a combined 10–5 record with a 2.86 ERA in 28 starts between the three teams.
On May 25, 2018, Bieber pitched a rain-shortened seven-inning no-hitter for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers against the Gwinnett Stripers. In the 2020 American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees, Bieber allowed seven runs on nine hits in 4+2⁄3 innings and the Indians were defeated 12-3. They lost the best-of-three series, 2-0, following a 10-9 loss in Game 2. Bieber was awarded the AL Cy Young Award after the season.
Shane Bieber and Kara Maxine have been dating since 2017. Kara founded her own clothing line, KMK x ER Clothing Collection. Kara graduated with honors from UC Santa Barbara in 2019. She, like Shane, is originally from Santa Barbara, California.