Toronto leads the AL East at 73-53, sitting 5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees after losing to Pittsburgh.

Acquired at the trade deadline, Bieber will be making his MLB return from Tommy John surgery when he debuts with the Blue Jays.

Starting pitcher Shane Bieber, who won the 2020 Cy Young Award, is slated to make his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, manager John Schneider informed the assembled media before his team's series with the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.