LOS ANGELES -- Shane Bieber is one step closer to making his Blue Jays debut.

The 30-year-old right-hander threw 78 pitches in his second rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, allowing two earned runs on four hits with a walk and six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings.

“It looked good,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “Between locations, stuff. Impressed with his changeup. He looked pretty good.”

Bieber did give up a home run in his outing, but Schneider noted that Bieber is at the point in his rehab where it’s not about the results on the mound, but rather what his pitches are doing and how he’s feeling during and after his outings. Everything Schneider has seen since the Blue Jays acquired Bieber from the Guardians at the Trade Deadline has been promising.

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