Bo Bichette not on 26-man roster for series against Mariners

Yesterday, the Blue Jays ran Bo Bichette from first to second base. And let's just say it didn't go well.

As you can see from Shi Davidi's piece on the subject, Sportsnet's cameras caught the sequence in question. Bichette rounded second base… and he looked like he was in pain.

It didn't look good.

He was seen coming back close to some members of the organization without being able to walk properly. And quickly, he threw himself on the ground while the pain was visible.

Bo Bichette's status for the ALCS remains clouded after he attempted to run the bases Saturday for the first time since spraining his left knee last month and walked off the field in apparent discomfort.(@ShiDavidi) https://t.co/skLzzXGR0N

– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 12, 2025

It was easy to draw conclusions.

And now, according to what Hazel Mae reported this morning, unsurprisingly, Bichette won't be in the 26-man roster for the series against the Seattle Mariners.

ALCS UPDATE: Bo Bichette will not be on the roster for the #BlueJays

Bichette (knee) was seen to be in some discomfort when he ran the bases for the first time yesterday.

– Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) October 12, 2025

Note that he could, if necessary, replace another player and arrive in the middle of the series. However, the player who would be replaced would not be eligible to play until the end of the playoffs.

And from the way he reacted, I have a feeling that Bichette's season may be over. It's a big deal, a knee injury.

Bichette, who will be a free agent shortly, had seen manager John Schneider say recently that he didn't see him being benched “for a Kirk Gibson moment that may never happen” for the Blue Jays. Basically, if he's there, he needs to be able to play games, at least as a DH.

So the rest of the club – starting with Anthony Santander – will have to get up without Bichette, who is a sure-fire hitting machine. It was done against New York, but will it be done against Seattle?

Sucks that Bichette won't be ready, but this is still the same offense that destroyed the Yankees. Just means Santander has to turn that PA quality he had against the Yankees into production this time around.

– Zach (@MarshaIIZach) October 12, 2025

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