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Colin Holderman's Return From Triple-A Strengthens Guardians Bullpen Greatly
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Colin Holderman's Return From Triple-A Strengthens Guardians Bullpen Greatly

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Cade Cracas·22 days ago
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When Colin Holderman returned from Triple-A Columbus, he arrived with plenty of uncertainty surrounding his role and future impact. His first stint of the year in the major leagues, which was the Cleveland Guardians' opening series against the Seattle Mariners, he struggled across 3.2 innings, allowing two hits, one home run, three earned runs and two walks. His command simply wasn’t where it needed to be, leading the front office to option him to the minors in hopes that he could reset and regain confidence. Since being recalled at the end of April , however, Holderman has been lights out for the Guardians, quickly erasing any doubts about his game. On Saturday, May 9, Holderman jumped into a tie ball game in the eighth inning, being chosen to lead the team on the mound in a high-leverage situation. Just weeks ago, that type of role for him seemed impossible. But across one inning, he kept the game level and struck out two batters in the process. He threw 16 pitches, 11 of which were strikes.…

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