Blue Jays Officially Add Bo Bichette To World Series 26-man Roster

The Blue Jays will beryllium getting 1 of their champion hitters backmost conscionable successful clip for nan World Series.

Toronto announced Friday that two-time All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette is officially connected its 26-man World Series roster. Bichette missed astir of September arsenic good arsenic nan ALDS and ALCS owed to a near knee injury.

Bichette is 1 of 7 infielders connected nan World Series roster, joining Addison Barger, Ernie Clement, Ty France, Andrés Giménez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Giménez has started each 11 postseason games for Toronto astatine shortstop, batting .263/.317/.447 pinch 2 homers and 8 RBIs while hitting retired of nan 9 spot.

Bichette batted a career-high .311/.357/.483 pinch 18 homers and 94 RBIs successful 139 games for nan Blue Jays earlier getting hurt. He started nan twelvemonth disconnected a spot slow, but turned it astir aft nan All-Star break and deed .370/.423/.566 successful nan 2nd half.

Now that he’s patient capable to subordinate nan World Series roster, nan biggest mobility is really nan Blue Jays will utilize him. Bichette was seen fielding crushed balls astatine 2nd base connected Wednesday, and head John Schneider said Thursday that he could spot clip astatine shortstop, 2nd guidelines and designated hitter passim nan World Series.

Bichette has ne'er played an inning astatine 2nd guidelines successful nan large leagues, though he did look astatine 2nd successful 30 games successful nan minors.

"We're benignant of coming correct down to nan ligament pinch it,” Schneider said Thursday of his determination connected wherever to play Bichette [via MLB.com]. “I could spot each 3 of those things happening, to beryllium honorable pinch you. Just benignant of person to talk to him aft nan workout today, spot really comfortable he felt doing everything and make nan champion decision.”

Bichette and nan Blue Jays will statesman their World Series conflict against nan Dodgers successful Game 1 connected Friday night. The first transportation astatine Rogers Centre is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

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