Bo Bichette Resumes Light Activity

"Bo Bichette took a small step forward on Wednesday in his recovery from a left PCL sprain. The star shortstop was seen jogging in the outfield at Yankee Stadium prior to Game 4 of the ALDS, reported Mitch Bannon of The Athletic. It's the first we've heard of on-field running work for Bichette since he went down with the knee injury on September 6. Bannon added that Bichette jogged three times in the outfield for about 50 yards, but still had a noticeable limp when he walked back."

"Bichette has been out for just over a month since injuring his knee on a slide against the Yankees. He'd been able to hit in the batting cage, but hadn't progressed to any sort of running drills until today. Bichette was unsurprisingly left off of Toronto's ALDS roster. Andres Gimenez has picked up the majority of the starts at shortstop in Bichette's stead. He's played short in each of the Blue Jays' playoff games so far. Ernie Clement also picked up a couple of starts at shortstop in September."

"Toronto's DH situation is somewhat crowded, so the best route for Bichette to make an impact in the playoffs might be off the bench, similar to how the Dodgers used catcher Will Smith as he recovered from a hand fracture. Smith didn't make an appearance against Cincinnati, but has been able to contribute as a sub in the NLDS against Philadelphia. He scored on Teoscar Hernandez's go-ahead home run in Game 1, then knocked in a couple of runs"

Bo Bichette resumed limited on-field running, jogging three times for about 50 yards in the outfield but showing a noticeable limp afterward. Bichette has been out since a September 6 slide and had been confined to batting-cage work until today. He was left off Toronto's ALDS roster, with Andres Gimenez starting most games at shortstop and Ernie Clement filling in earlier. Bichette must shake the limp and demonstrate fielding ability, including ground-ball work at shortstop, before returning to a playoff roster. A bench role late in October or the World Series is a more realistic timeline.

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