Since he sprained the PCL in his left knee on September 6, Bo Bichette has been racing against time. Although he was absent from the Toronto Blue Jays’ ALDS and ALCS rosters, he might finally have a chance to suit up for his teammates once again. As GM John Schneider has already said, he would take any version of the shortstop he could get. But is his return as easy?

“What is ahead of here (Bichette confirming he is ready to return) is very interesting. If Bichette comes back, I doubt it would be a shortstop. It’s just too much. At that point, what do you do?,” MLB insider Ken Rosenthal stated during a recent Foul Territory segment. “He’s probably the DH. If he is DH, Springer has to go back to the field, and you lose Addison Barger or Nathan Lucas.

“And Barger, in particular, has been a revelation out there. I don’t know how this is going to play out. The other question I have… we’ve got something special going on here, and as important as he is to the team, does it disrupt things a little bit if he comes back? Particularly, if he struggles initially, which would not be a great shock since he hasn’t played in a month and a half.”

The team’s chemistry has been electric without Bichette, and according to Rosenthal, the team is ready to move away from him after the season for one reason: it’s almost unquestionable that Andres Gimenez will be their shortstop. Letting the 26-year-old hit the free agency after the season with a market value of $186 million, as per Spotrac, will create a massive offensive gap for the Blue Jays.

Bichette was having a career year, hitting .311 with 18 home runs and a team-leading 94 RBIs. Even after missing the final three weeks, he finished second in the majors with 181 hits and 44 doubles, just after Bobby Witt Jr. Andres Giménez has played shortstop in his absence, but has an OPS below .600, well below Bichette’s production.

However, there’s a catch.

Giménez is superior defensively. Bichette’s bat would be a big asset, either in the starting lineup or bench. Schneider could certainly adjust to the game situation, inserting Bichette if the Blue Jays are losing or sticking with Kiner-Falefa at second if they are ahead. But defense is a priority.

So, Toronto may be ready to close this chapter. 

“You can’t DH him because Springer’s knee — and Springer’s not a great outfielder at this point in his life,” veteran catcher AJ Pierzynski noted. “Their defense and offense have been really good with the way they have it set up. And Giménez has been awesome at short… I just don’t know how they do this without… God forbid something goes wrong and they have to throw him out on the field or do you just say, ‘Look Bo, we’re sorry you got hurt, we really do apologize, but we’ve got to go with what got us here?’” 

Adding Bichette now could possibly weaken two places at once. Plus, the star’s performance this season was also under scrutiny.

As per Rosenthal, “And I don’t know that they ever expected to sign him. And I don’t know that many teams are going to look at Bo the same way as a shortstop. His defensive metrics are not good. He’s been one of the worst shortstops in the league, according to those ratings. So if this is it for him, and if you feel your team is better set this way, going into the World Series, man, I don’t know how you put him on. And it’s going to be a really interesting question.”

That reality leaves Schneider with an almost impossible decision: Reward a healthy Bichette for his talent and leadership, or stay loyal to the team that has carried Toronto this far.

It is an ugly truth, but one that may describe this Blue Jays era. Bichette’s 2025 campaign could end not with a return story, but with a curtain call marking the end of his Toronto journey.

In the middle of all the speculations about Bo Bichette’s uncertain role and future, a new update from the Blue Jays’ camp had sparked even more interest in the unfolding saga.

Bo Bichette nears activation as Blue Jays finalize World Series roster

October 25, 2025, will bring the Blue Jays and the Dodgers against each other at the World Series Game 1. Just before that, the Jays are weighing the scope of activating Bo Bichette. The shortstop has gone through some injuries. However, he has made some progress from his sprained left knee suffered on September 6, 2025. 

Bichette was the most consistent hitter in MLB before injury, ranking second in the majors only to Aaron Judge with a .311 batting average, along with 18 homers and 94 RBIs in 139 games. His readiness comes as a welcome development, though questions remain about his exact position.  Jays’ manager admitted that Bichette could be back as a shortstop, designated hitter, or even at second base, a place where he last played in the minors in 2019.

“I think today’s a big day,” Bichette told the reporters yesterday. “I’m going to go out there and see what more I can do. It’s not really in my hands, but I sure hope so. For me, I’m just trying to do everything I can to be physically capable of doing. I’m ready to help the team in whatever capacity that is.”

Schneider said Thursday that Bichette is feeling good, but still has a few more boxes to check, which should happen after he works out with the team. As the manager put it, Bichette is continuing to make progress, taking ground balls and running as he pushes to prove his fitness. Whether or not he takes the ground, his potential activation underlines the high-stakes choice Toronto must navigate as they poise loyalty, form, and the pursuit of a championship. The Toronto Blue Jays, approaching their first World Series after 3 decades, open the Fall Classic on Friday night.