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10/24 10:02 CDT Bo Bichette activated for World Series by Blue Jays after
missing 1 1/2 months with knee injury
Bo Bichette activated for World Series by Blue Jays after missing 1 1/2 months
with knee injury
TORONTO (AP) --- All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette was added to the Toronto Blue
Jays' roster for the World Series against the defending champion Los Angeles
Dodgers on Friday after recovering from a sprained left knee that sidelined him
for 1 1/2 months.
Bichette, a two-time AL hits leader, hasn't played since he sprained his left
knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells.
Infielder Ty France also was added by the Blue Jays, who dropped outfielder
Joey Loperfido and right-hander Yariel Rodrguez.
A two-time All-Star, Bichette was second in the major leagues to the Yankees'
Aaron Judge with a .311 batting average, hitting 18 homers with 94 RBIs in 139
games.
Manager John Schneider said Thursday that Bichette could appear at shortstop,
designated hitter or second base, a position he last played in 2019 in the
minor leagues. Three-time Gold Glove winner Andrs Gimnez has been playing
short with Bichette out.
Bichette, 27, is eligible for free agency following the World Series.
Los Angeles added right-handers Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein while dropping
lefty Alex Vesia and righty Ben Casparius. The Dodgers said Thursday that Vesia
was not with the team in Toronto because of a family matter.
Former closer Tanner Scott was not added. The left-hander was dropped from the
Division Series roster following surgery on Oct. 8 to remove of an abscess from
an infection on his lower body.
Clayton Kershaw, who was left off the Dodgers' Wild Card Series roster and did
not pitch in the NL Championship Series, is on the World Series roster. Kershaw
has said he plans to retire after this season.
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