It’s looking more and more likely that the Toronto Blue Jays will be getting Bo Bichette back in time for the World Series, but where will he play?
That has been the big question ever since the Blue Jays knocked off the Seattle Mariners to get to this point. The infield defending has been lights out for Toronto throughout the playoffs, and there is a worry that putting a less than 100 per cent Bichette could wind up being a detriment.
There is almost no chance he slots in at his usual shortstop, as Andrés Giménez has been doing some good work there, and it’d likely put too much strain on Bichette’s knee. Instead, the Jays had him fielding balls at second base on Wednesday afternoon, a position he had never played before in the MLB.
That’s a spot that Ernie Clement and Isiah Kiner-Falefa