TORONTO — Carlos Febles made sure to keep his messaging to Bo Bichette simple over the past few days. The Toronto Blue Jays‘ infield instructor didn’t want to overload the shortstop with information as he prepared to return as a second baseman.

“I don’t want you to start thinking about different things,” Febles told Bichette. “I want you to go out and just play the game. Just be an athlete. That’s it.”

Bichette was pencilled into the lineup at the keystone on Friday for the opener of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in what was his first game action since Sept. 6, when he suffered a left knee sprain sliding into home plate.

As if that wasn’t enough of a challenge, it marked the first time in his seven-year MLB career that Bichette has manned any position outside of short

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