Shane Bieber will be a Toronto Blue Jay in 2026 after giving team an enormous discount

Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · Nov 5, 2025 · 18:14

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Guest: Shane Bieber

It only took three days for the most shocking move of the off-season to happen.

Against all odds, Shane Bieber exercised his $16 million (US) player option and is staying with the Blue Jays for the 2026 season.

The 30-year-old, a two-time all-star who won the Cy Young award in 2020, loved his two months as a Blue Jay and has unfinished business here, so he's sticking around to try to run it back.

We spoke to Bieber after the Jays clinched the American League pennant, beating Seattle in Game 7 of the ALCS. You'll hear that conversation, in which he talks about how much he loves the Blue Jays, plus analysis of the move on this bonus episode of Deep Left Field!