TORONTO — This is exactly why the Blue Jays brought Shane Bieber to Toronto.

Bieber will get the start in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday in the biggest game in Blue Jays history since they won the World Series in 1993. Bieber was traded to Toronto by the Cleveland Guardians ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline.

"It's been a culmination of a lot of events and dominoes to get to this point," said Bieber, who noted that Cleveland also reached Game 7 of last year's ALCS but he was unable to play as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. "But now I get the ball tomorrow and I'm extremely excited for it.

"This is what I love to do and I'm grateful for every opportunity."

Bieber was shut down by the Guardians after two starts

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