Astros general manager Dana Brown said on Tuesday that reliever Kendall Graveman, a former Chicago White Sox and current member of the Houston Astros, will miss the 2024 season due to surgery on his right shoulder.
According to Brown, Graveman had surgery last week.
After being traded to the Chicago White Sox in July of last year, Graveman joined the Astros and appeared in 23 games while sporting a 2.42 ERA. He was unable to pitch in the postseason due to right shoulder pain.
Graveman attempted to use off-season rest and rehabilitation to get over the stiffness. However, the team claims that after he started throwing off flat ground in order to be ready for spring training, the problem came back.
In his second stint with Houston, Graveman, 33, is about to begin the last year of a three-year, $24 million contract. He assisted Houston in winning the World Series after being acquired from Seattle in 2021.
Since2021, Graveman—who has a 2.74 ERA in 186 games with the Mariners, White Sox, and Astros—has emerged as one of the best bullpen pitchers in the American League of baseball. Over that time, he has 51 holds and 24 saves combined.