Blue Jays put AL batting leader Bo Bichette on 10-day IL because of tendonitis in right knee

Updated Aug. 2, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put AL batting leader Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of patellar tendonitis in his right knee.

Bichette left Monday’s loss to Baltimore in the third inning after he jammed his knee while running the bases. The move is retroactive to Tuesday.

A two-time All Star, Bichette has a .321 average and 144 hits. He had missed just one game this season before Monday's injury.

Infielder Paul DeJong, whom Toronto acquired from St. Louis before Tuesday’s trade deadline, joined the Blue Jays on Wednesday and was in the starting lineup at shortstop, batting seventh.

Bichette played 30 of 60 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season because of a sprained right knee. He played 159 of 162 games in both 2021 and 2022.

Toronto also recalled right-hander Thomas Hatch from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned right-hander Nate Pearson to the Bisons.

The Blue Jays began the day at 59-49, third in the wild-card race. They were two games behind Houston and six games behind Tampa Bay.

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