The Cleveland Guardians named right-hander Alex Cobb as their Game 1 starter for the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees.

Cobb will face Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon on Monday.

After undergoing hip surgery after the 2023 season and suffering shoulder inflammation during spring training, Cobb did not make his season debut until August 9 and made just three regular season starts.

In his final start of the regular season on September 1, Cobb recorded a perfect game in the seventh inning before giving up an infield single. He then missed another month with a torn fingernail and a blister.

Cobb, 37, returned in Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, giving up two runs on three hits in three innings of an eventual 3-0 loss. He threw 41 pitches in that outing and could likely add to that on Monday.

In 13 Major League seasons, Cobb is 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA in 233 starts for the Tampa Bay Rays (2011-17), Baltimore Orioles (2018-20), Los Angeles Angels (2021), San Francisco Giants (2022-2020) 23) and Guardians. He was an All-Star in 2023.

Cobb was traded from the Giants to the Guardians on July 30 while still on the injured list due to shoulder inflammation.