TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday when Toronto acquired infielder Lenyn Sosa in a trade with the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Jordan Rich and future considerations.
The move means Bieber won't be eligible to come off the IL until May 21. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list March 22 with elbow inflammation.
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Chicago White Sox designated hitter Lenyn Sosa (50) dives home to score on a sacrifice fly by Munetaka Murakami during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa (50) runs to home to score on a sacrifice fly by Munetaka Murakami (5) during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa celebrates on second after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa hits an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Toronto acquired Bieber from Cleveland at last year’s trade deadline. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner went 4-2 with a 3.57 ERA in seven regular-season starts for the Blue Jays after coming back from Tommy John surgery.
Bieber then went 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five postseason games as AL champion Toronto advanced to Game 7 of the World Series. He exercised his $16 million player option in the offseason to remain with the Blue Jays rather than explore free agency.
His move to the 60-day IL clears a roster spot for the 26-year-old Sosa, who batted .212 with three RBIs in 12 games for the White Sox this season.
Sosa hit .264 with 22 home runs and 75 RBIs over 140 games in 2025.
Rich has yet to make his professional debut after being selected by the Blue Jays in the 17th round of the 2025 amateur draft.
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Chicago White Sox designated hitter Lenyn Sosa (50) dives home to score on a sacrifice fly by Munetaka Murakami during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa (50) runs to home to score on a sacrifice fly by Munetaka Murakami (5) during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa celebrates on second after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chicago White Sox's Lenyn Sosa hits an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad beat Atletico Madrid on penalties to win the Copa del Rey title on Saturday, giving American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo his first title since he moved to Spain this season.
After the game finished 2-2 following extra time, Sociedad goalkeeper Unai Marrero saved shots by Alexander Sorloth and Julián Álvarez and Pablo Marín converted the last kick to clinch the shootout 4-3.
“I knew that if we got to penalties, I believed in myself, my teammates believed in me, our fans believed in me,” the 24-year-old Marrero said before the winners received the trophy and medals from Spanish King Felipe VI.
“I still can’t believe it," Marrero said. “The boy who dreamed for this since he was young has fulfilled his dream.”
Sociedad needed 14 seconds and just three players to touch the ball directly after kickoff to take the lead through Ander Barrenetxea.
Ademola Lookman equalized for Diego Simeone’s side with a goal in the 19th minute, but a penalty by goalkeeper Juan Musso allowed Mikel Oyarzabal to restore Sociedad’s advantage in first-half injury time.
Álvarez stroked a shot into the right corner to make it 2-2 in the 83rd.
The New Jersey-born Matarazzo took over Sociedad in December when it was two points above the relegation zone in the Spanish league. Four months later, the Basque Country club has won the cup and is in the upper half of the La Liga table.
Opta Statistics said Barrenetxea’s goal was the fastest ever in a Spanish cup final.
The opening goal against Atletico’s vaunted defense was about as simple as they come: ball to goalkeeper, long ball down the right flank, where Gonçalo Guedes was free to send in a cross for Ander Barrenetxea to head it home.
The sequence exposed a series of less-than-ideal defending. Neither Nahuel Molina nor Giuliano Simeone intercepted reachable balls; Matteo Ruggeri let the shorter Barrenetxea outjump him for the header; and goalkeeper Juan Musso perhaps could have made a more sprightly effort to stop the shot from bouncing past.
Lookman again proved the most-impactful winter signing by a Spanish side – his goal was his seventh for Atletico – when the former Atalanta forward received a pass from Antoine Griezmann just inside the area and sent a left-footed shot inside the post.
Oyarzabal went to the spot after Musso slammed into Guedes while disputing a high ball in the box. Oyarzabal lived up to his reputation as a penalty expert, slotting his try home. The Spain striker also scored a penalty for the only goal in the 2020 cup final against Athletic Bilbao.
Sociedad was in control and only minutes away from the title when Atletico finally mounted a good team move to unsettle Sociedad’s defense for the first time and set up Álvarez in the second half.
Musso made up for his earlier mistakes by making back-to-back saves in extra time. And Álvarez went close to netting a winner when he hit the woodwork in the 100th.
Otherwise, Atletico created several chances it couldn’t finish off to get the title-clinching goal.
Then it was Marrero’s turn to shine as he guessed right on the first two penalties by Atletico’s strikers.
“The team did all it could to turn this around, we were behind right from the start and did what we could,” Atletico’s veteran midfielder Koke Resurrección said. “It is a difficult night. Thanks to all our fans who traveled with us.”
Griezmann will now need to help steer Atletico past Arsenal in the European semifinals to have another shot at finishing his final season in Spain with a title before the club’s all-time leading scorer joins Orlando City in the MLS next season.
“We want to win the Champions League,” Koke said. “But tonight is a hard night. We will have time to think about the Champions League.”
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Real Sociedad's Pablo Marin, right, celebrates with teammates as they won the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad in Seville, Spain, Saturday, April. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Real Sociedad's goalkeeper Unai Marrero makes a save during during the penalty shoot out at the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad in Seville, Spain, Saturday, April. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
