Season over for Jays SS Bo Bichette (broken finger)
Sep 6, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the sixth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a broken finger, ending the two-time All-Star's disappointing campaign.
Bichette, 26, sustained a fractured middle finger on his right hand on Wednesday at Texas after playing one game following an eight-week IL stint with a calf injury.
The Blue Jays said Bichette broke the finger on his throwing hand while taking groundballs before the game. He was 2-for-5 with an RBI in Toronto's 13-8 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
"When it happened, he still continued to hit and finish his defensive work and it was bothering him. He was frustrated," manager John Schneider said. "I do think he's in a pretty good place in terms of perspective and things like that. He was obviously frustrated, but knowing that something positive will come out of this."
Schneider said X-rays confirmed the fracture. He said Bichette will visit with a hand specialist and expects him to be ready for spring training.
Bichette batted a career-worst .225 in 81 games this season, finishing with four home runs and 31 RBIs.
An All-Star in 2021 and 2023, he is a career .290/.332/.466 hitter with 93 homers and 343 RBIs in 609 games since making his Blue Jays debut in 2019.
In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays called up outfielder Jonatan Clase, whom they acquired in a July deal that sent veteran reliever Yimi Garcia to the Seattle Mariners.
Clase, 22, played in just 19 games for the Mariners, batting .195 with three RBIs. But in 94 games at the Triple-A level, hit .263 with 12 homers, 45 RBIs and 38 stolen bases.
--Field Level Media
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