The Toronto Blue Jays got a Gold Glove talent back into centre field.
Outfielder Daulton Varsho and reliever Lazaro Estrada were reinstated from the injured list active for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Varsho hit a three-run home run in the Blue Jays' come-from-behind win.
In a corresponding move, infielder Charles McAdoo and lefty reliever Brendon Little were optioned to triple-A Buffalo.
Additionally, manager John Schneider told reporters that righty Shane Bieber is set to make his season debut Monday against the Houston Astros.
Varsho had been on the IL since June 10 with left wrist inflammation, but resumed hitting this week.
On the season, the 29-year-old holds a .738 OPS with five home runs in 64 games.
Estrada, meanwhile, hit the IL with a shoulder impingement back in April after making only one appearance for the Blue Jays, pitching four innings out of the bullpen in a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. He held the White Sox off the board and struck out three.
News of Bieber's return comes at a great time for the Jays, as they've used his spot in the rotation as a bullpen day for much of the season.
A mid-season acquisition by the Blue Jays last summer, Bieber managed only seven regular-season starts with Toronto as he recovered from a Tommy John surgery he underwent the season prior while with the Cleveland Guardians. He finished with a 3.57 ERA and 1.017 WHIP in 40.1 innings.
The 31-year-old is coming off a less-than-stellar rehab start on Wednesday, where he threw 80 pitches, allowed five earned runs and 11 baserunners in five-plus innings.
Little, after being optioned down to triple-A back in April following a rough start to the season, managed only one more appearance in his return to the majors, giving up four runs in one inning during the Blue Jays' 16-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
McAdoo, in his cup of coffee in the majors, batted .160 with one home run in eight games.
