Shane Bieber debuted for the Toronto Blue Jays and pitched six innings, allowing two hits, including a solo home run, with nine strikeouts and no walks in a 5-2 win over the Marlins. The 30-year-old had not pitched in nearly 500 days but looked sharp, starting with back-to-back strikeouts and using a knuckle curve and low changeup to induce swings well out of the zone. Bieber struck out the side in the fourth and added two more in the sixth before handing a 5-1 lead to the bullpen. Upcoming games against the Brewers, Yankees and Astros will present stiffer tests, and replicating this performance would make him a significant postseason asset.
It was one of the most anticipated debuts in recent Toronto Blue Jays memory. Former Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber finally got to put on a Toronto uniform and toe the rubber for the Blue Jays on Friday night in Miami. The 30 year-old cruised through the Marlins lineup in a debut that could not have gone any better.
Bieber went six innings, allowed just two hits, including a solo home run, with nine strikeouts and no walks, as the Blue Jays topped the Marlins 5-2. Right from the get-go Bieber looked like he hadn't missed a step, despite it being nearly 500 days since his last outing at the MLB level. He started the game with back-to-back strikeouts, getting Xavier Edwards to swing at an 82.6 mph knuckle curve in the dirt,
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