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Blue Jays manager John Schneider explains reason to pull Shane Bieber so early


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Bobby Ohr
October 8, 2025  (2:56 PM)
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The Toronto Blue Jays ended up pulling Shane Bieber very early against the New York Yankees in game 3 and manager John Schneider explained the decision after the game.

John Schneider explains his reasoning to pull Shane Bieber

After the game, Schneider was asked about his decision to pull Bieber so early especially with the fact that the Blue Jays had a bullpen game planned for game 4.
Schneider stated that he found Bieber looked good at the start of the game but then started to lose control of his pitches which is when he decided to pull him and bring in Mason Fluharty.
John Schneider expands on his decision to pull starting pitcher Shane Bieber after just three innings in Game 3.
Schneider added that he is very confident in the bullpen for game 4 and knows that they be show up ready to go despite a good amount of the pitchers being used in game 3.
«I got all the confidence in the world in these guys showing up tomorrow ready to go.»

John Schneider on the Blue Jays resetting for Game 4.
The Blue Jays having to use their bullpen for a game is certainly a problem that the team knew they would face when they set their 26 man roster with only 3 starting pitchers.
Hopefully their bullpen will be more prepared than they were during yesterday's game as the Blue Jays cannot afford to lose another game at this point.
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