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The Toronto Blue Jays won't have the starting rotation they envisioned when they entered spring training this year, but the rotation is now as healthy as its been all year.
Toronto starting pitchers Cody Ponce and Jose Berrios are out for the season due to respective injuries. The team has also seen starting pitchers Shane Bieber, Trey Yesavage, Dylan Cease and Max Scherzer all missed time this year with varying stints on the injured list.
Scherzer was placed on the IL for the second time this year due to back spasms on June 17 (retroactive to June 14).
Despite Scherzer being placed back on the IL, Shane Bieber recently made his season debut in a 9-7 loss against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
Bieber struggled in his first game of the season. He struck out two hitters and allowed four earned runs on nine hits (three home runs) in 3.2 innings pitched.
The loss dropped the Blue Jays' record to 39-40 on the season, dropping the team to one game below .500 after it reached that mark for the first time in over two months.
Bieber's relatively short tenure with Toronto has been plagued with injuries.
The Blue Jays acquired the two-time All-Star in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians on July 31, 2025. At the time of his acquisition, he was on a rehab assignment working his way back from Tommy John surgery.
Bieber completed his rehab assignment with Toronto's minor league affiliates and was activated off the Injured list Aug. 22, 2025. He made seven regular season starts with the Blue Jays and posted a 3.57 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 40.1 innings pitched.
Bieber was in Toronto's rotation for the playoffs, which saw the Blue Jays win the American League pennant for the first time since 1993 and make it to Game 7 of the World Series. He posted a 3.86 ERA and fanned 18 batters in 18.2 innings of work across five appearances (four starts).
Bieber reported to spring training with right elbow inflammation, which seemed to be a persistent effect from his Tommy John surgery.
Bieber's first start of the season likely wasn't what he or Toronto would have wanted, but it's a good sign for the team that the starting rotation has turned a corner in health after an entire season of set-backs.
The Blue Jays will try and win the rubber match and series against the Astros at 7:07 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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Toronto starting pitchers Cody Ponce and Jose Berrios are out for the season due to respective injuries. The team has also seen starting pitchers Shane Bieber, Trey Yesavage, Dylan Cease and Max Scherzer all missed time this year with varying stints on the injured list.
Scherzer was placed on the IL for the second time this year due to back spasms on June 17 (retroactive to June 14).
Despite Scherzer being placed back on the IL, Shane Bieber recently made his season debut in a 9-7 loss against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.
Bieber struggled in his first game of the season. He struck out two hitters and allowed four earned runs on nine hits (three home runs) in 3.2 innings pitched.
The loss dropped the Blue Jays' record to 39-40 on the season, dropping the team to one game below .500 after it reached that mark for the first time in over two months.
Bieber's relatively short tenure with Toronto has been plagued with injuries.
The Blue Jays acquired the two-time All-Star in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians on July 31, 2025. At the time of his acquisition, he was on a rehab assignment working his way back from Tommy John surgery.
Bieber completed his rehab assignment with Toronto's minor league affiliates and was activated off the Injured list Aug. 22, 2025. He made seven regular season starts with the Blue Jays and posted a 3.57 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 40.1 innings pitched.
Bieber was in Toronto's rotation for the playoffs, which saw the Blue Jays win the American League pennant for the first time since 1993 and make it to Game 7 of the World Series. He posted a 3.86 ERA and fanned 18 batters in 18.2 innings of work across five appearances (four starts).
Bieber reported to spring training with right elbow inflammation, which seemed to be a persistent effect from his Tommy John surgery.
Bieber's first start of the season likely wasn't what he or Toronto would have wanted, but it's a good sign for the team that the starting rotation has turned a corner in health after an entire season of set-backs.
The Blue Jays will try and win the rubber match and series against the Astros at 7:07 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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