The pitcher is still looking for his early-career groove.
pitcher Walker Buehler's much-anticipated return from a pair of 2022 surgeries has presumably not been the comeback he envisioned.
The two-time All-Star has struggled mightily in 2024, pitching to an unsightly 6.09 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched. He spent much of the summer on the injured list, attempting to find his early-career groove., Buehler bluntly shut down any talk of his impending free agency.. “I have a six ERA. I’m trying to figure out how to get people out in the major leagues. Free agency is for talking about when you have a two-five and you’re rolling through the league.
That was Buehler once upon a time; just three seasons ago, he was 16–4 with a 2.47 ERA and 212 strikeouts. He ended 2021 a top-five Cy Young finisher and the majors' leader in ERA+. Now, the Lexington, Ky., native is just looking to rediscover a modicum of consistency with the only team he's ever known.
"I really don’t care," Buehler said once more of free agency. "To be honest, I’ve played here my whole career. I love playing here. We’ve won World Series here.”Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game.
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