Bieber is a two-time All-Star and former AL Cy Young Award winner, but he hasn't pitched a full season since 2022 due to injury. The 30-year-old spent his entire career with the Cleveland Guardians before they traded him to the Blue Jays for pitching prospect Khal Stephen.

Bieber completed a fifth rehab outing on Sunday, three days after his trade to Toronto. “I'm close now,” he said ahead of the outing.

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Cleveland Guardians are trading one of their All-Star pitchers, FOX 8 confirmed. With the MLB trade deadline looming Thursday at 6 p.m., the Cleveland professional baseball team has opted to trade the Cy Young Award-winning Shane Bieber to the Blue Jays for AA RHP prospect Khal Stephen.