UPDATE: This story was updated on April 1 after it was announced that Shane Bieber is no longer scheduled to start against the White Sox on April 3.
When former UCSB Gaucho Shane Bieber takes the mound this season for the Cleveland Indians, he’ll do so as one of the most promising young pitchers in Major League Baseball.
It’s a remarkable success story considering that when he arrived at UCSB as a freshman less than six years ago, the lanky right-hander wasn’t even guaranteed a spot on the team.