Not only is Bo Bichette on the Blue Jays' roster for the World Series , he is right in the middle of the action. Bichette, who hasn't played since suffering a left knee sprain sliding home on Sept. 6, is in the lineup batting cleanup for Friday's Game 1 against the Dodgers. He is also playing second base, a position he hasn’t seen action at since one game for Triple-A Buffalo in 2019.

This has been a long, challenging rehab process for Bichette. Initially, the Blue Jays had been optimistic that his knee injury was just cuts and bruises, but tests soon showed a PCL sprain and his progress since then has been slow, the decision looming over both the ALDS and ALCS roster decisions against the Yankees and Mariners.

Prior to the AL Championship Series against the Mariners, Bichette teste

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