TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider was hopeful Bo Bichette could avoid the injured list, but when an MRI revealed a left knee sprain Monday, it became clear the 27-year-old shortstop would have to miss some time.

On Tuesday, the Blue Jays placed Bichette on the injured list, announced that he’ll rest for the remainder of the week and started Ernie Clement at shortstop in his place.

“Yeah, it sucks,” Schneider said from his office Tuesday afternoon. “Any time of year when you lose a guy that’s hitting in the middle of your order and playing short, yeah, it sucks. Hopefully he can get back as soon as he can. But I don’t want to say ‘holy (crap),’ dark cloud over us. You’ve got to continue to move on.”

The manager’s message to his team was simple: the Blue Jays will need al

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