Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee was scratched from his opening day start due to the stomach flu. The Guardians made the announcement on Thursday morning, four hours before they faced the Kansas City Royals.

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee was scratched from his scheduled Opening Day start just hours before he was slated to take the mound against the Kansas City Royals after coming down with food poisoning.

Tanner Bibee will not stand for Chipotle slander. On Thursday, Bibee was scratched from his Opening Day start as his Cleveland Guardians faced the Kansas City Royals. The 26-year-old had to sit out due to food poisoning and past comments came back to haunt him.