Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber is preparing for his first outing with his new team on Friday. All that's transpired since his last one is a major elbow surgery, a long recovery process, and a trade away from the Cleveland Guardians, the only organization he'd ever known.

Toronto, which leads Major League Baseball in batting average, gave Bieber breathing room early. A three-run first inning set the tone, with RBI hits from Daulton Varsho and Ty France. Varsho later added a two-run homer in the sixth to make it 5–1, his 14th of the season.

Bieber looked sharp immediately. He struck out Xavier Edwards with an 82.6 mph knuckle curve and fanned Jakob Marsee with an 89.3 mph changeup in the first inning.