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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Drives in three in win

  Rotowire Apr 23, 2024

  Bichette went 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Monday's win over the Royals. He opened the scoring on the night with a bases-loaded three-bagger in the third inning. Bichette only has one homer on the season so far, but he's finding ways to stay productive. Over the last 10 games, the 26-year-old shortstop is batting .282 (11-for-39) with three steals, five RBI and five runs.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Pilfers third bag in Friday's win

  Rotowire Apr 20, 2024

  Bichette went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Padres. Moved up to the leadoff spot with George Springer getting a breather, Bichette did his job setting the table. After a slow start to the season, the shortstop has hit safely in 11 of the last 12 games, slashing .304/.377/.457 over that stretch with a homer, five RBI, seven runs and all three of his steals on the season.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Steals second bag

  Rotowire Apr 15, 2024

  Bichette went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's win over the Yankees. After swiping his first base of the season Friday night against Colorado, Bichette quickly added his second steal Monday against the Yankees. The Toronto shortstop only stole five bases in 2023, so it's possible he is looking to return to his running ways, as he stole 38 bases from 2021 to 2022. Bichette's first 65 plate appearances have been rough so far as he's slashing .217/.277/.333.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Launches first homer

  Rotowire Apr 9, 2024

  Bichette went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Mariners. The shortstop finally connected for his first long ball of the season, driving a George Kirby slider into the second deck in left field at the Rogers Centre in the third inning. Bichette was just 3-for-25 to begin the season, but he has an extra-base hit in four straight games, going 5-for-14 with three doubles plus Tuesday's homer, as well as a 3:4 BB:K.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Returns to lineup Tuesday

  Rotowire Apr 2, 2024

  Bichette (neck) will be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. Bichette sat out the previous two contests with neck tightness, which he said made it difficult to turn and face the pitcher. However, the shortstop is feeling much better and is ready to give it a go Tuesday. Bichette is 2-for-12 with two RBI in his first three contests this season.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Remains out Monday

  Rotowire Apr 1, 2024

  Bichette (neck) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Houston. Bichette will be on the bench for a second straight game after he was scratched ahead of Sunday's 9-2 win over the Rays. The Blue Jays haven't indicated that Bichette's neck issue is anything more than a day-to-day concern, but Ernie Clement will spell him at shortstop Monday.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Scratched with neck spasms

  Rotowire Mar 31, 2024

  Bichette was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay due to neck spasms. Bichette was penciled in for his fourth straight start at shortstop to begin the season but will instead hit the bench with neck spasms. The severity of the injury is unclear, so the 26-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more information is available. Ernie Clement will take over at shortstop for Toronto.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: On base three times in win

  Rotowire Mar 29, 2024

  Bichette went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored and two RBI in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Rays on Opening Day. The 26-year-old shortstop capped the scoring on the day for the Blue Jays with a two-run double in the seventh inning. Bichette came into 2024 with a career .299/.340/.487 slash line and has hit at least 20 homers in three straight seasons, and he'll be counted on for big numbers again while batting in the heart of Toronto's potent lineup.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Swats first spring homer

  Rotowire Mar 17, 2024

  Bichette went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees. The shortstop took Dennis Santana deep in the sixth inning for his first long ball of the spring. Bichette's been making plenty of hard contact in camp though, batting .410 (16-for-39) through 13 games with four doubles in addition to Saturday's blast. He's also swiped two bags in two attempts, an encouraging sign after the 26-year-old went a poor 5-for-8 on steal attempts in 2023.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Cross trains during offseason

  Rotowire Feb 22, 2024

  Bichette said Wednesday that he added pilates, swimming and Muay Thai to his offseason training regimen and has been pleased with his physical conditioning in the early stages of spring training, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports. Specifically, Bichette said his pilates and Muay Thai workouts were targeted toward his right leg, after he missed 25 games in 2023 with right patellar tendinitis and a right quadricep strain. Bichette is hoping that the more holistic approach to his offseason training will yield better results in 2024, after both he and the Blue Jays offense as a whole fell a bit short of their lofty expectations heading into the past season. Even in what was considered a down year for Bichette, particularly in the running game -- he stole just five bags in eight attempts after nabbing 38 combined steals over the prior two campaigns -- the 25-year-old still finished with a .306 batting average and a .814 OPS, the fourth straight season in which he's cleared .800. Bichette batted primarily out of the two hole in 2023, but it's unclear if he'll remain in that spot or if he'll hit third or fourth, which he did over the Blue Jays' final four games of last season.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Another multi-hit day

  Rotowire Sep 29, 2023

  Bichette went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one steal in Thursday's win over the Yankees. For the fifth time in his last nine games, Bichette corralled multiple hits, while he also swiped his fifth bag of the campaign Thursday. Over that nine-game stretch, Bichette is 12-for-39 (.308) with two homers, two stolen bases and eight runs scored.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Ends power drought

  Rotowire Sep 20, 2023

  Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over the Yankees. Bichette extended the Jays' lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning with a two-run blast off Clarke Schmidt, his 19th homer of the year and his first since Aug. 20. The 25-year-old Bichette had been slumping coming into Tuesday's contest, going 10-for-60 (.167) with a .420 OPS in his previous 15 games. Overall, he's still slashing an impressive .304/.336/.474 with 67 RBI and 59 runs scored through 550 plate appearances this season.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Activated from injured list

  Rotowire Sep 8, 2023

  Bichette (quad) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports. It's the first day Bichette was eligible to return, and he has rejoined a Blue Jays club that currently sits a half game up on the Rangers for the final wild-card spot in the American League. Bichette did not go out on a rehab assignment, so a little rust is possible, but fantasy managers will be happy to stick him back into their lineups as soon as they're able.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Running sprints

  Rotowire Sep 3, 2023

  Bichette (quadriceps) was spotted running sprints at Coors Field on Sunday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. The 25-year-old has been out nearly a week with a strained right quadriceps, and his quick return to running is an encouraging sign for his recovery. Bichette is eligible to return from the 10-day injured list Friday, and manager John Schneider previously indicated the shortstop could be ready to be activated at that point.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Could return next Friday

  Rotowire Sep 1, 2023

  Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Friday that Bichette (quad) could return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Sept. 8, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. Bichette is traveling with the Blue Jays and did some running, hitting and light fielding work ahead of Friday's series opener at Colorado. The 25-year-old shortstop was just placed on the IL this past Tuesday after being diagnosed with a right quad strain, but the issue is apparently relatively minor. Ernie Clement has been filling in at short for Toronto.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Lands on injured list

  Rotowire Aug 29, 2023

  Bichette was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right quadriceps strain, retroactive to Aug. 28. Bichette sat out Monday's contest against Washington after leaving Sunday's matchup with the Guardians due to quad tightness, and he will end up on the injured list after an MRI revealed a strain. It's unclear how long the 25-year-old is expected to be sidelined by the injury, though he won't be eligible to be reinstated until Sept. 8. Mason McCoy was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move, though it's likely Santiago Espinal or Ernie Clement that will see most of the reps at shortstop while Bichette is out.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Not in Monday's lineup

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2023

  Bichette (quad) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports. Bichette left Sunday's game with tightness in his right quad, and he will get at least one day to rest and recover. Ernie Clement will get the start at shortstop in Bichette's place.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Dealing with tight quad

  Rotowire Aug 27, 2023

  The Blue Jays announced that Bichette was removed from Sunday's game against the Guardians due to right quadricep tightness, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports. Bichette went 0-for-3 on the day and may have suffered the injury in his final at-bat in the bottom of the fifth, when he was slow to get out of the batter's box on a groundout to second base. Santiago Espinal stepped in at shortstop in the next half inning to replace Bichette, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener versus the Nationals.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Exits with apparent injury

  Rotowire Aug 27, 2023

  Bichette was removed ahead of the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Guardians due to an apparent lower-body injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. He went hitless in three at-bats prior to departing. Though the nature of Bichette's injury isn't yet known, Matheson notes that the shortstop wasn't running close to full speed out of the batter's box while grounding out to second base in the bottom of the fifth inning. Santiago Espinal came off the bench to replace Bichette in the top of the sixth. Expect the Blue Jays to provide an update on Bichette's condition later Sunday.

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• Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Homers, triples in win

  Rotowire Aug 20, 2023

  Bichette went 2-for-5 with a triple, a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-3 victory over the Reds. In only his second game since an 18-day stint on the injured list due to patellar tendinitis in his right knee, Bichette proved his health with a triple in the first. He then homered in the fourth as he extended a modest hit streak to eight games. Bichette holds a .320 batting average, which ranks second in the American League, and raised his league-leading hit total to 147.

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