The Blue Jays formally received’t have Bo Bichette for his or her American League Division Collection showdown towards the Yankees, because the star shortstop — out since injuring his knee Sept. 6 — was left off their roster.
Bichette’s standing seemed to be trending towards that time, with Toronto supervisor John Schneider telling reporters Friday that it’s “coming all the way down to the wire,” and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. saying that the Blue Jays must “maintain successful, maintain advancing” so Bichette could be with them “sooner or later.”
Along with leaving Bichette off the roster, the Blue Jays additionally opted to not embody veteran right-handers Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt.
Bichette, regardless of lacking the ultimate month of the season, completed tied for second in hits (181) — three behind the Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. — and set a career-high for batting common (.311) throughout a full season.
“It’s exhausting to play with out Bo,” Guerrero instructed reporters Friday.
“Clearly we didn’t need that to occur, but it surely’s simply a part of baseball. Typically you’ve bought to discover a method to grind it as a group and to go on the market and attempt to maintain successful, maintain advancing. That means we’ll give him an opportunity to get well quick, and hopefully he could be with the group sooner or later.”
However when he sprained his left knee whereas sliding into residence plate towards the Yankees final month, that compelled Toronto to regulate with out its staple.
Andrés Giménez slid from second base to shortstop.
Bichette — a free agent this offseason and poised to land a large deal as one of many high shortstops within the sport — can nonetheless return within the ALCS or World Collection if the Blue Jays advance.
“Operating for one, see how that feels,” Schneider stated Friday when requested what Bichette must do with a view to be activated, “and doubtless hit some velocity, whether or not that’s within the cage or off some dwell pitchers that we do have right here from the Triple-A bunch.”
