The first thing you notice from a conversation with Shane Bieber is in his demeanour: Polite, professional and driven to take care of of business.

The first impression of watching him work on a big league mound: Potential Toronto Blue Jays ace.

Yes, it’s still August and, yes, he’s about to make just his second start since recovering from Tommy John surgery, but there’s no muting the hype machine for the growing Bieber Fever crowd in advance of the veteran righty making his home debut on Friday at the Rogers Centre.

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“Its something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” Bieber said in the Blue Jays clubhouse earlier this week. “Essentially from the minute I got traded over here. But I’m not going to make it bigger than i

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