Shane McClanahan already missed the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, and the Tampa Bay Rays could be truly lost if he gets knocked out again in 2025.

Shane McClanahan, who missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery, is set to make his third career Opening Day start for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025.

“To go out there and do it Day 1 of (live batting practice) has got to be a good feeling for him,” Cash said. “Proud of the way that he’s gone about his work all offseason, and then to come in being very healthy-looking is such a bright spot for us.”

Speaking with the media on Wednesday, Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan says that he is healthy and faces no restrictions as he returns from Tommy John surger

Having missed all of 2024 recovering from elbow surgery, the lefty looks sharp and normal in a bullpen session.

PORT CHARLOTTE — Shane McClanahan was ... maybe what I’ve done as a Tampa Bay Ray and the work I’ve put in throughout this rehab process,” McClanahan said. “I owe a huge amount of ...

As a small group of reporters gathered around Shane McClanahan's locker Wednesday morning, fellow starters Shane Baz and Ryan Pepiot stood nearby, listening and staring at Tampa Bay’s ace. Baz reached his phone into the scrum and asked perhaps the toughest question of the day.

Shane McClanahan hasn't thrown a big-league pitch in over 18 months, but he has already earned the start for the Tampa Bay Rays' season opener against the Colorado Rockies on March 28.

With a full spring training camp ahead of them, the Tampa Bay Rays have already pegged Shane McClanahan as their Opening Day starting pitcher. Manager Kevin Cash called it a "pretty easy choice ...