When the World Series begins Friday night, Bo Bichette will be an active player for the Toronto Blue Jays . Bichette, who has not played since suffering a knee injury in a collision at home plate on Sept. 6, is on Toronto's World Series roster , the team announced Friday morning. Outfielder Joey Loperfido was taken off the roster in a corresponding move.

Bichette is in the Game 1 lineup, batting cleanup and playing second base.

Game 1 will be Bichette's major-league debut at second base. He last played the position in Triple-A in 2019, and that was only one game. He did work out there earlier this week. It's possible Toronto will replace him defensively in the late innings, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa the obvious candidate to come in and play second base.

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