CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber promised himself after undergoing Tommy John surgery last April that he would be honest about his rehabilitation process.

Even though the Cleveland Guardians ace is going through his first setback, Bieber is trying to remain optimistic.

Bieber is in the middle of a seven-day pause from throwing after experiencing soreness in his right elbow following his first rehab start on May 31 and a bullpen session on Tuesday.

The right-hander was scheduled to make his second rehab start with Double-A Akron on Friday before being shut down.

“My mind went back to a very close buddy of mine said a few weeks or a few months back when I was starting bullpens. He was like, ‘Just don’t freak out. If you get a setback, everybody gets at least one,’” Bieber said before Saturd

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