With the regular season reduced to its final strokes, it would be far-fetched to suggest Bo Bichette is in line to win AL MVP knowing the body of work Aaron Judge and Cal (Big Dumper) Raleigh have fashioned.

At a time when the Blue Jays’ bullpen has been under so much scrutiny and under so much distress, it’s hard to believe that Bichette’s bat has somehow flown under the radar.

His ninth-inning homer Monday gave the Jays the lead before the pen imploded in the bottom half in a devastating 5-4 loss to the host Reds.

He entered the day atop baseball in hits, doubles, multi-hit games and hard-hit balls, while ranking third in batting average and seventh in total bases.

On Tuesday, Bichette went deep for the 18th time to give the Jays an 8-1 lead.

The following are three takeaways on a n

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