Shane Bieber didn't have too far to travel to get to Toronto. Cleveland and Canada are just separated by Lake Erie, after all. And the former Guardians' pitcher, newly acquired in a trade by the Blue Jays, was considering an unusual way of getting up north. Possibly joking, but still.

Pitcher Shane Bieber is headed to the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays in a deal with the rebuilding Cleveland Guardians, who also dealt right-hander Paul Sewald in the division to the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers on Thursday.

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired Cy Young Award winning pitcher Shane Bieber through a trade with the Cleveland Guardians, the teams announced Thursday.