TORONTO (AP) — Injured Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is not on the roster for the AL Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners that begins Sunday night in Toronto, but three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and right-hander Chris Bassitt are both active after missing the Division Series win over the Yankees.
Seattle made two changes to the roster that beat Detroit in the Division Series round, with ace right-hander Bryan Woo returning.
A first-time All-Star this season, the 25-year-old Woo hasn’t pitched since Sept. 19 because of pectoral inflammation. He went 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA and 198 strikeouts across 186 2/3 regular-season innings.
Bichette ran the bases Saturday, the first time he’s done that since spraining his left knee last month. The two-time AL hits leader