The Toronto Blue Jays announced Tuesday that shortstop Bo Bichette has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 7, due to a left knee sprain. Bichette suffered the injury this past weekend when the Blue Jays lost two of three to the surging Yankees .

That's where this injury is incredibly relevant. The Blue Jays' lead in the AL East, once as large as 6 ½ games, is down to just two games over the Yankees with the Red Sox only three back (-210 to win the division, per DraftKings ).

Bichette suffered the injury in a collision at home plate Saturday and finished the game, but sat out Sunday. The hope was that he'd return to the lineup on Tuesday. That hasn't come to pass and the Jays will miss one of their best players for the next week and a half or so.

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