HERDchronicles

By: Brian Frank Two prominent major-league rehabbers took the field for the Bisons at Sahlen Field on Thursday evening. Shane Bieber was on the mound for the Herd, continuing his rehabilitation from right arm fatigue, while Alejandro Kirk was the designated hitter in the Bisons' 3–1 victory over the Syracuse Mets. Bieber was acquired by the Blue Jays from the Cleveland Guardians at last summer's trade deadline while he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 2020 American

By: Brian Frank Alejandro Kirk returned to Sahlen Field on Tuesday night, continuing his rehab from a broken left thumb suffered on a foul tip in early April. The two-time American League All-Star is no stranger to Buffalo's ballpark. He made his major league debut here on Sept. 12, 2020, against the New York Mets, when the Blue Jays were using Sahlen Field as their temporary home due to the closure of the U.S.-Canada border during the pandemic. He collected his first big-lea

By: Brian Frank Bisons catcher Willie MacIver is so polished behind the plate that one might assume he's been playing catcher his entire life. But although he's long thought of himself as a catcher, he actually played a lot of infield growing up—including playing third base at the University of Washington. "When I was like 12 years old, I decided I wanted to be a catcher," MacIver recently told The Herd Chronicles. "But I was a pretty athletic kid, so most of the time it ende

By: Brian Frank Max Scherzer took the mound for the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday afternoon, making a rehab start for the Herd for the third time in the last two seasons. The three-time Cy Young Award winner went on the injured list in late April due to forearm tendinitis and ankle inflammation. He looked as if his injury issues were behind him against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. "I feel good," Scherzer said following his outing. "Those ailments that were plaguing me, the forearm