PT TODAY: Bauer returns to Indians on Friday

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Indians | Trevor Bauer to return Friday
Cleveland Indians RHP Trevor Bauer (leg) will be activated from the disabled list Friday, Sept. 21, and make the start that night versus the Boston Red Sox. He's slated to go a couple of innings before RHP Shane Bieber is scheduled to follow him out of the bullpen.  Source: MLB.com - Jordan Bastian
 
BHQ take: Bauer's return is good news for CLE, though it is unclear if he will be able to get stretched out enough to serve as a playoff starter. He might be limited to relief in the post-season. Bauer had become an elite starter in 2018 before being sidelined in August,...

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