Overview

• Bieber returned to the majors with six innings of one‑run, two‑hit, nine‑strikeout pitching on 87 pitches in Toronto’s 5–2 win over the Marlins.
• The Blue Jays activated Bieber from the 60‑day IL and shifted Eric Lauer to the bullpen for the Miami series, with manager John Schneider describing the move as temporary.
• Reliever Braydon Fisher was optioned earlier in the week to open a roster spot for Bieber’s activation.
• Bieber arrived in a July 31 trade from Cleveland for pitching prospect Khal Stephen after a seven‑start rehab showing of a 1.86 ERA with 37 strikeouts and three walks in 29 innings.
• Toronto, holding a multi‑game AL East lead, is weighing a five‑man versus six‑man rotation as it monitors Bieber’s workload and protects a veteran staff.