The Toronto Blue Jays are making a change to their starting rotation as they enter the final month of the regular season.
After experimenting with a six-man rotation due to the addition of Shane Bieber on the active roster, Blue Jay manager John Schneider confirmed on Monday that the team would move back to a more traditional five-man rotation.
Schneider added that Eric Lauer would be moving back into the bullpen as a result.
“We’re transitioning back to a five-man, so Eric Lauer is going to be in the bullpen for now,” Schneider said. “Feedback from the players was big, internal discussions we had a ton of them throughout the last week, we think that keeping everyone fairly regular as a starter is really important.”
The Blue Jays starting rotation will now consist of Bieber, Max Sche