TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette and pitchers Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt were not included on the team’s roster for the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.

Bichette remains out with a knee sprain while Scherzer and Bassitt did not make the 26-man cut for the best-of-five series.

Manager John Schneider said rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage will start Game 2 on Sunday at Rogers Centre and Shane Bieber will start Game 3 on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

“We like the young kid here and the veteran on the road,” Schneider said Saturday in a late-morning media availability in his office.

Yesavage has impressed in his three big-league starts since the top prospect was called up last month. Bieber, an AL Cy Young Award winner in 2020, has also impres

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