Where was Jose Berrios and what's next for Blue Jays starter?

Where was Jose Berrios and why wasn’t he with the Blue Jays during the World Series run?

It was one of the perplexing developments of the Blue Jays postseason surge — not that Berrios wasn’t in the lineup, elbow injuries forced that. But why wasn’t he with the team during the Fall Classic, absent from the clubhouse, absent from player introductions and absent from the tight-knit team?

Nothing to see here, according to general manager Ross Atkins.

“He just had to be with his family,” Atkins said at the season ending press conference this past week at the Rogers Centre. “Everything’s fine.”

Without getting into details, Atkins left it at that. Essentially it’s the players choice whether to be with the team or not when on the injured list. Players such as starting pitcher Bowden Francis,