Gausman, 35, is set to square off against the Athletics in front of a home crowd at the Rogers Centre on March 27.
“Pumped for him, pumped for us. About time he got one, kinda what me and (pitching coach) Pete (Walker) told him,” Schneider said. “Still figuring out the rest of the rotation, how that lines up, but I’m excited for Kevin to get us going.”
Gausman enjoyed another solid year with the Blue Jays last season, his fourth with the franchise, putting up a 3.59 ERA and 1.062 WHIP in 32 starts.
Over his tenure with the Blue Jays, Gausman has a 48-41 record with a 3.48 ERA in 125 regular-season starts.
While he struggled in his first two post-season runs with the Blue Jays, he shone in last year’s run to the World…