Blue Jays place pitcher Bieber on 60-day injured list, acquire Sosa from White Sox

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 60-day injured list.

The move announced Monday means Bieber must stay inactive 60 days from his initial injured list placement. Toronto put him on the 15-day IL on March 22 with elbow inflammation, making him unavailable until at least May 21.

Toronto acquired Bieber from Cleveland at last year’s trade deadline. The 2020 American League Cy Young winner went 4-2 with a 3.57 earned-run average in seven appearances with Toronto after coming back from Tommy John surgery.

Bieber went 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five post-season appearances as Toronto advanced to Game 7 of the World Series. He then exercised his US$16-million player option in the off-season rather than explore free agency.