Bo Bichette‘s long absence from the Toronto Blue Jays lineup is over.
The team announced that it has reinstated the shortstop from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Texas Rangers. He will start at shortstop and hit second in the game.
Bichette has been out since July 19 with a right-calf strain, though by virtue of that quirky suspended game against the Red Sox gets credit for an at-bat on Aug. 26 in Boston.
The Blue Jays also place infielder Will Wagner on the 60-day injured list with left knee inflammation and outfielder Daulton Varsho on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.
In Bichette’s absence, Leo Jimenez and Ernie Clement have filled in at shortstop, though call-ups and trades have transformed the Blue Jays infield since his departure to injury.
Outfielder Steward Berroa has been recalled from triple-A Buffalo to fill the extra spot on the roster.
Bichette was struggling at the plate before he went down (though most of the Blue Jays were at the time), posting a .222/.275/.320 slash line, with just four home runs and 30 RBIs. Three years ago he had 29 homers and 102 RBIs by season’s end.
The 26-year-old is coming off a four-game rehab stint with triple-A Buffalo, where he collected four hits in 14 at-bats, while collecting two RBIs.
Toronto also announced that it had claimed pitcher Nick Robertson off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned the right-hander to triple-A.
The Blue Jays open a three-game set against the Rangers at (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+), with the defending World Series champs having won just once in their last five games.
