ace will undergo left knee surgery on Friday, and his timetable for a return to action is yet to be determined, the team has Joe Ross Jersey announced. , Clevinger partially tore his meniscus while training earlier in the week and has been on crutches.Clevinger, 29, is coming off a 2019 season in which he pitched to a 2.71 ERA (174 Daniel Murphy Jersey ) and career-best 4.57 K/BB ratio in 126 innings for Cleveland. He was limited to 21 starts because of upper back and ankle injuries. For his career, Clevinger owns a highly impre sive ERA+ of 141 acro s parts of four major league seasons. Of 97 games pitched, 84 have Ryan Zimmerman Jersey been starts.The Indians last season traded to the , and this winter they shipped off longtime ace to the . As such, the lo s of Clevinger is even more of a blow. Clevinger was expected to be the Indians' Opening Day starter in front of a rotation that also includes Howie Kendrick Jersey , , , and .Typical recovery time for a torn meniscus is four to six weeks, but as noted above the Indians haven't yet laid any kind of time frame for Clevinger. After getting healthy, Koda Glover Jersey he'll presumably need significant time to ramp up to game readine s. Whatever the specifics, this hurts the Indians, who in addition to parting with rotation depth in recent months have done little to addre s roster needs elsewhere because of ownership's refusal to spend. The will be heavy favorites Kevin Long Jersey to repeat as AL Central champions in 2020, and the much improved could pre s the Indians for second place. Cleveland is coming off a 93-win season in 2019, but getting back to that level will be a challenge.