Jul 28, 2019
Report: Blue Jays to call up Bichette
Bo Bichette will finally get the chance to join Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio in the MLB. As The Toronto Blue Jays have called up the shortstop from AAA Buffalo. Bo Bichette will finally get the chance to join Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio in the MLB, according to USA TODAY's and MLB Network Insider Bob Nightengale
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Bo Bichette will finally get the chance to join Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio in the MLB, according to USA TODAY's and MLB Network Insider Bob Nightengale
The Toronto Blue Jays have called up the shortstop from AAA Buffalo. He is expected to join the team Monday as the Jays take on the Royals in Kansas City.
Bichette might have received the call to the majors earlier if it hadn't been for a broken hand in late April that kept him out of the lineup until the middle of June.
After spending most of 2018 in double-A, Bichette has played 55 games with the Buffalo Bisons this year, hitting .277 with eight home runs while adding 15 stolen bases. In 131 games last season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Bichette had 11 home runs and 74 RBI while hitting .286.
Bichette is ranked as the No. 8 prospect across baseball according to MLB.com.
The 21-year-old was selected in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Meanwhile, right-hander Sean Reid-Foley will also be called up by the Jays, who had two vacancies on their roster following the Stroman and Eric Sogard trades Sunday.