TORONTO — Watching from the sidelines as his Toronto Blue Jays first won the American League East, then beat the New York Yankees in the division series and then rallied past the Seattle Mariners in the league championship, Bo Bichette pushed and pushed and pushed as far as the sprained PCL in his left knee allowed, hoping to play in the World Series.

“All I’ve been thinking about is this moment,” the star shortstop said Thursday afternoon ahead of one last workout to help rubber-stamp his status for the Fall Classic, which opens Friday night at Rogers Centre. “I’ll be ready for whatever opportunity comes my way.”

Manager John Schneider was understandably coy — Bichette could return at short, second or as the DH, he said — but what’s telling is that he was on the right side of the infiel

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