Blue Jays Star Bo Bichette Seen Trying Out New Position Before World Series

The Blue Jays will beryllium playing nan Dodgers in nan 2025 World Series opening connected Friday, and they'll beryllium getting immoderate invited reinforcements up of nan Fall Classic.

Star Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette has missed nan full postseason to this constituent aft suffering a knee wounded successful September up of nan playoffs. After nan Blue Jays hit nan Mariners successful Game 7 of nan ALCS to clinch a World Series berth Bichette revealed he's now patient capable to play and nan squad seems group to put him connected their roster for nan title series. It's a large addition; Bichette deed .311 this twelvemonth pinch 94 RBI and tied for 2nd successful MLB pinch 181 full hits.

But while Bichette's talent isn't successful mobility his reintegration into a successful playoff squad whitethorn beryllium tricky. The Blue Jays person recovered a hit successful his absence and moreover nan smallest alteration could extremity upset nan equilibrium they've found. Further complicating matters is nan 2 astir evident positions for Bichette to play successful nan Fall Classic—shortstop and DH— are some taken by players who are thriving correct now. Andres Gimenez has been awesome astatine short, highlighted by his immense 4 RBI outing successful Game 4 of nan ALCS. George Springer has been manning nan DH spot and evidently came up clutch successful Game 7 pinch nan go-ahead location tally but has been hitting rather good extracurricular of that moment, too.

Thus, nan dilemma—how do nan Blue Jays get Bichette's accumulation connected nan section without throwing everything retired of whack? On Wednesday, they gave their first hint of what they mightiness beryllium reasoning about.

Ben Nicholson-Smith of SportsNet reported Bichette was seen taking grounders astatine 2nd guidelines during believe Wednesday afternoon. The prima shortstop has ne'er played different position astatine nan awesome convention level; he did grounds 30 appearances astatine 2nd during his climb up nan insignificant leagues.

It doesn't mean for judge that Toronto will opt to put Bichette astatine 2nd and shuffle everyone other astir accordingly. But it offers an intriguing glimpse into nan options nan squad wants to explore. It would make for rather nan communicative if Bichette made his World Series debut and his 2nd guidelines debut astatine nan aforesaid time.

A large storyline to watch arsenic nan Fall Classic unfolds.

More MLB connected Sports Illustrated