TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette will miss the remainder of the regular season with a sprained left knee, but the AL East leaders hope to get him back during the playoffs.

Bichette has been sidelined since Sept. 7. He saw Dr. Dan Cooper in Dallas on Monday for a second opinion, which matched the first: a sprained knee, no structural damage, and no surgery required.

“The only time frame you can put on it right now is he’s not going to be back for the regular season,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before Tuesday night’s game against Tampa Bay. “But I think he’s working hard to be back as soon as he can after.”

Toronto began the day with the best record in the American League and a five-game lead in the AL East over the New York Yankees with 12 to play.

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