Kluber has tear in muscle in shoulder

Corey Kluber could be done for the season after only one inning for the Rangers. He has a tear in a small muscle in his right shoulder and won’t throw again for at least four weeks.

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season after only one inning for the Texas Rangers.

He has a tear in a small muscle in his right shoulder that won’t require surgery, but even in the best-case scenario in this shortened season he won’t throw again for at least four weeks, which is when he will be evaluated again.

“It’s a blow, there’s no getting around it,” said Jon Daniels, the team president and general manager.

Daniels said an MRI revealed a grade 2 tear. The 34-year-old righthander will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection this week.

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