Overview
- Toronto beat Seattle in ALCS Game 7 and will host the Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday in Toronto.
- Asked by MLB Network’s Jon Morosi if he’ll be ready, Bichette responded, “I’m good,” after missing time with a left-knee PCL sprain suffered Sept. 6.
- Manager John Schneider said Bichette has made “significant progress,” noting he is ramping up running and defensive work as the team evaluates him this week.
- A return would trigger decisions on designated hitter usage with George Springer and could squeeze a bench player or a pitcher, with names such as Davis Schneider, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Myles Straw in the mix.
- Bichette’s elite 2025 line (.311/.357/.483, 134 wRC+) and impending free agency raise the stakes for any World Series appearance.