Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays warms up before Game 2 of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The Jays announced Saturday that Bichette will not start in Game 2 after playing in his first game in seven weeks in Game 1 on Friday. Photo by Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images

No, Bo Bichette didn’t have a setback to keep him out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of the World Series. Article content

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Manager John Schneider said that subbing Isiah Kiner-Falefa out in for Bichette was always part of the plan.

The other big pre-game news from the Jays manager: Max Scherzer will get the ball for Game 3 when the series shifts to Los Angeles on Monday followed by Shane Bieber in Game 4.

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