A rather large speed bump has appeared on the Blue Jays ’ road to a division title. Bo Bichette was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Sept. 7, with a sprained left knee.

Bichette was injured on a play at the plate in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Yankees in New York, slamming into catcher Austin Wells as he slid home. The 27-year-old shortstop got to his feet in obvious pain and limped off the field. He was able to finish the game, but likely only because of a 106-minute rain delay that began as soon as he got into the dugout.

“He was a little bit more sore on Sunday, like shin, a little bit knee,” Jays manager John Schneider said Tuesday. “And then same (Monday), so we got an MRI that showed that (sprain), so he’s on the IL.”

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