The long-awaited and much-anticipated Blue Jays debut for former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber has officially been set in stone. Article content

Fittingly, the right-hander will be on the mound for the first time as a Blue Jay at LoanDepot Park this Friday in the series opener against the host Miami Marlins. Article content Article content

In a way, the Jays have Bieber on loan following the team’s acquisition on trade deadline last month in a deal from the Cleveland Guardians.

Keep in mind Bieber has a player option for next season, which, if he decides to initiate, will make him a free agent by as early as this off-season.

For now, the Jays know Bieber’s start will be, hopefully, the first of many as baseball’s post-season approaches.

Bieber, who won the AL Cy Young Award i

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