Bieber is on a two-year $26 million contract and has the chance to opt out after this year. If he pitches well, then he will test the open market. Kerry Miller from Bleacher Report thinks Bieber will leave the Blue Jays and sign with the Los Angeles Angels this winter.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians have traded former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber to the Blue Jays. Bieber, who won the Cy Young in 2020, has been recovering from Tommy John surgery since April of 2024. He made a rehab start for Class AA Akron on Tuesday in which he threw four innings.

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.