{"id":109435,"date":"2025-08-31T08:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T08:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/109435\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T08:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T08:12:54","slug":"shane-bieber-loves-rogers-centre-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/109435\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Bieber loves Rogers Centre atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2013 This is exactly what Shane Bieber hoped for when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. A raucous, sold-out Rogers Centre crowd against a top-flight opponent.<\/p>\n

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It just wasn\u2019t the result he wanted.<\/p>\n

Bieber gave up two runs on five hits, striking out six over 5 1\/3 innings as the Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Friday in a potential World Series preview. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner said that the 41,390 fans at Toronto\u2019s downtown ballpark didn\u2019t disappoint in his Rogers Centre debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good practice, right?\u201d said Bieber after the game. \u201cWe all do this to win World Series and pitch in meaningful games and playoff games and so credit to Jays fans, they\u2019ve had a playoff atmosphere since I\u2019ve gotten here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very excited to go out there and pitch and compete and ultimately, just couldn\u2019t get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bieber was traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the Blue Jays on July 31 for pitching prospect Khal Stephen. The 30-year-old Bieber hadn\u2019t pitched for Cleveland in 2025 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, instead making his season debut for Toronto in Miami on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n

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He was spectacular in that start, striking out nine and allowing just one run on two hits over six innings in the 5-2 win over the Marlins.<\/p>\n

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Bieber said that playing at Rogers Centre, especially in the colder weather as summer turns to fall in Canada, will take some getting used to.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalked to some of the guys post-outing, and they said that with the roof open pitches change,\u201d said Bieber. \u201cDefinitely noticed that tonight with certain pitches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m logging in the back of my head what to do and what feel works for what pitch, whether the roof is open or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bieber picked up where he left off on Friday night, striking out the first three batters he faced. He only allowed three hits until Andruw Monasterio\u2019s homer in the sixth inning. His earned-run average grew to 2.38 in the loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he was really good. He\u2019ll probably say the opposite, with some execution stuff,\u201d said Toronto manager John Schneider. \u201cWasn\u2019t quite as sharp with the spin today, but really, really happy with the performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just ran out of pitches there in the sixth, but I thought he was poised, didn\u2019t walk anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Schneider said during his pre-game media availability that in Bieber\u2019s first week with the Blue Jays he\u2019s immediately clicked with the rest of the rotation, especially with surefire Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt.<\/p>\n

Schneider has often described Scherzer and Bassitt as the clubhouse\u2019s biggest troublemakers and said that Bieber also stepped into that brotherly dynamic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s fit right in. You know, those conversations they have are pretty remarkable,\u201d said Schneider in his office. \u201cI think with a guy like him, there\u2019s some immediate respect given for what he\u2019s done from guys that have also done a lot in their career. He\u2019s fit in really well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s cool that they can bounce ideas off one another, but he came in and he fit right in. He\u2019s like the brother that tucks in his shirt. Or he\u2019ll put his napkin in his lap while the other two leave it on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

VARSHO OK \u2014 Blue Jays\u2019 star centre-fielder Daulton Varsho dropped to the turf in obvious pain after he was hit on the hand by a 96.9 m.p.h. sinker from Milwaukee reliever Aaron Ashby in the seventh inning. Myles Straw replaced him.<\/p>\n

Schneider said after the game that Varsho\u2019s X-rays came back negative although the area around his pinky finger was still sore. No bandages or bruising were visible on Varsho\u2019s hand as he left the clubhouse after the game.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2025.<\/p>\n

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