"Could Have Easily Got $20-23M"; "Didn't Expect that" - Fans Erupt as Shane Bieber Drops $16,000,000 Bombshell Decision to Stay with Blue Jays

Reports: Right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber to remain a Toronto Blue Jay

TORONTO - Right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber has opted to remain a Toronto Blue Jay, according to multiple reports.

Reports: Shane Bieber picks up $16M option, stays with Jays

The free agent pitching market became a bit thinner on Tuesday when Shane Bieber decided to pick up his $16 million player option for 2026 and remain with the Toronto Blue Jays, multiple media outlets reported.

Shane Bieber opts in to stay with Blue Jays after run to World Series

Shane Bieber will make $16 million in 2026, the final year of a two-year, $26 million contract that he originally inked with the Guardians last winter.

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

The 30-year-old, a two-time all-star loved his two months as a Blue Jay and has unfinished business here, so he’s sticking around to try to run it back.

"Could have easily got $20-23M"; "Didn't expect that" - Fans erupt as Shane Bieber drops $16,000,000 bombshell decision to stay with Blue Jays

It seems former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber is liking it here in Toronto, and that's why he has opted to stay with the Blue Jays after the club's deep postseason run that saw them win their first ALC

Shane Bieber opts to remain with Blue Jays after spirited World Series run

The decision, first reported by the New York Post's Jon Heyman, is the first step towards stability for the Jays rotation next season.