TORONTO -- The wait is almost over. Shane Bieber is coming.

Friday night in Buffalo left no doubt that Bieber, the Cy Young Award winner and Toronto’s biggest Trade Deadline splash with the potential to lead them deep into October, is ready to make his Blue Jays debut.

Bieber threw seven shutout innings, scattering six hits while striking out four in what’s expected to be the final start of his Tommy John rehab with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. The 30-year-old looked smooth and steady, in full control of the zone over 90 pitches. It’s everything the Blue Jays could have hoped for.

Now, manager John Schneider and the Blue Jays can plot out what everyone’s been waiting for since they dealt their No. 5 prospect, breakout right-hander Khal Stephen, to the Guardians at the Trade Deadline

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