Bo Bichette Injury Update: Health status and expected recovery period for Blue Jays $11,200,000 superstar

Toronto Blue Jays All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette went down on Monday night with an apparent leg injury after rounding first base. He was forced to exit the game, and many fans were concerned the injury would put him on the shelf for some time.

Luckily, Bichette will not make a trip to the IL. He had an MRI on Tuesday that revealed inflammation around the knee but no structural damage. He will be considered day-to-day for now.

This is fantastic news for the Blue Jays, who are currently third in the highly competitive American League East. They hold a 59-48 record, 6.5 games behind the division-leading Baltimore Orioles.

Bo Bichette has been key to Toronto's success this season. He is hitting .321/.352/.494 with 17 home runs and 59 RBIs. He is certainly one of the best-hitting shortstops in the league, which has not changed this season.

Notably, Bichette leads the American League in batting average, at-bats, hits, and singles. The only other player consistently leading American League hitters is Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani, who is having a career year.

Toronto will not rush Bo Bichette back

The Toronto Blue Jays were concerned with Bo Bichette's injury and traded for St. Louis Cardinals infielder Paul DeJong. In exchange for de Jong, Toronto sent minor league pitcher Matt Svanson to St. Louis.

This will allow Bichette to fully recover from his injury before returning to the lineup. With the season he is having, the last thing they want to do is rush him back and potentially risk further injury. He means far too much to this team, and Toronto is in the driver's seat to make the postseason.

De Jong should be a solid replacement for Bichette as he recovers. He hit .233/.297/.412 with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs in 81 games for St. Louis this season.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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