Bo will be a no-go, at least for the balance of the regular season.

With the Blue Jays comfortably perched atop the AL East and with 12 games left before the post-season begins, the loss Bo Bichette for the foreseeable shouldn’t have a major impact.

Defensively, the team is better with Andres Gimenez at shortstop, but it’s at the plate where Bichette has had the biggest impact.

Toronto entered Tuesday’s play first in the AL and third overall across baseball.

Prior to Tuesday’s first pitch against the host Tampa Bay Rays, Blue Jays manager John Schneider dropped the news that the second opinion on Bichette’s left knee confirmed a sprain to the posterior cruciate ligament.

“Nothing further is required other than rest and rehab,” Schneider told the assembled media at George Steinbrenner

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