The Toronto Blue Jays will play the New York Yankees on Saturday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Blue Jays announced the ALDS roster on Saturday morning. Shortstop Bo Bichette did not make the roster as he is dealing with a knee injury. Meanwhile, pitchers Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt were also left off the roster, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.
“Blue Jays will seemingly be rolling with at least one bullpen game in ALDS. Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt are not on the Blue Jays’ ALDS roster. Jays are rostering starters Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber and Trey Yesavage plus Eric Lauer, who has pitched in relief & started,” Nicholson-Smith wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Scherzer, 41, pitched to a 5.19 ERA across 17 starts in his first season with the B