Toronto Blue Jays announce unfortunate update on Bo Bichette
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The Bo Bichette have placed Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list and have recalled outfielder Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Buffalo.
Shortstop Bo Bichette was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain, the team announced Tuesday.
Toronto Blue Jays will be without Bo Bichette as they attempt to hold down the AL East lead
The move is retroactive to Sept. 7 meaning that the earliest that Bichette can return would be next Wednesday when the Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Rays.
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 OF Joey Loperfido recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight
🔹 SS Bo Bichette (left knee sprain) placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to September 7
🔹 OF Joey Loperfido recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight
🔹 SS Bo Bichette (left knee sprain) placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to September 7
The Blue Jays recalled outfielder Joey Loperfido to take Bichette's roster spot.
Bichette, 27, missed Sunday's finale against the New York Yankees a day after colliding with catcher Austin Wells in a play at the plate.
Bo Bichette is thrown out at home and appears to be hurt on the play as he limps off the field
He hobbled off the field but returned when action resumed after a two-hour rain delay.
Bichette is third in the major leagues with a .311 average. He has 18 homers and leads Toronto with 93 RBIs in 139 games this season.
The pending free agent also leads the majors with 181 hits and 44 doubles and was hitting .418 (33-for-79) during a 20-game on-base streak.
Loperfido holds a .358 batting average to go with three home runs and 10 RBIs in 30 games for the Blue Jays this season.
He will enter the starting lineup immediately, batting eighth and playing left field as the Blue Jays open a pivotal three-game series against the AL West-leading Houston Astros on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ernie Clement will sub in for Bichette at shortstop, while centre fielder Daulton Varsho takes over in the clean-up spot.
Entering action Tuesday, Toronto led the division by two games over the Yankees and three over the Boston Red Sox.
It's difficult to overstate just how important Bichette is to the Blue Jays and their postseason hopes.
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