Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays - News - September 22, 2024

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Bo Bichette - Meeting with hand specialistBlue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Bichette (finger) traveled to Arizona this week to meet with a hand specialist, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

ImpactBichette has already been ruled out for the season with a fractured right middle finger, but the consultation with the specialist should help the infielder determine whether or not he'll need surgery to address the injury. Regardless of whether he gets surgery, Bichette should be back to full health in advance of spring training. The 26-year-old is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025 season and could be a trade candidate this winter, though the Blue Jays may prefer to have Bichette rebuild some value after he posted a career-worst .599 OPS over 336 plate appearances in 2024.

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Daulton Varsho - Surgery completedBlue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed that Varsho underwent surgery Monday, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

ImpactThe Blue Jays haven't provided a timeline for Varsho to resume baseball activities nor provided details regarding the nature of the outfielder's surgery, but the procedure had been expected to address a rotator cuff strain. Before being shut down for the season earlier this month, Varsho hit just .214 and got on base at a .293 clip over 513 plate appearances, but he was a decent source of counting stats (18 home runs, 10 stolen bases, 73 runs and 58 RBI).

SEPTEMBER 23•ROTOWIRE

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Joey Loperfido - Heads to bench vs. rightyLoperfido is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

ImpactLoperfido had picked up starts in each of the Blue Jays' previous three matchups with right-handed pitchers, but he'll hit the bench Monday while the Red Sox send righty Tanner Houck to the mound. The newly recalled Jonatan Clase will pick up a start in center field at the expense of Loperfido, who could fade into more of a part-time role in the final week of the regular season while he's in the midst of an extended dry spell at the dish. Since stringing together four consecutive two-hit games from Aug. 20 through 24, Loperfido has slashed .164/.203/.246 with a 34.4 percent strikeout rate.

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Davis Schneider - Out of lineup again MondaySchneider is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Red Sox.

ImpactSchneider has now been out of the lineup for two games in a row after he had started each of the previous seven contests. Nathan Lukes is in left field for the Blue Jays in the series opener.

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Vladimir Guerrero - Another three-hit effort SundayGuerrero went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

ImpactAll the knocks were singles, but it was still Guerrero's fourth three-hit performance in the last week. The 25-year-old is raking to close out a mostly disappointing season for the Blue Jays, and through 17 games in September he's slashing .348/.416/.536 with three homers, 11 RBI and 15 runs.

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