The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners will meet in the American League Championship Series starting on Sunday night in Toronto.
On Sunday morning, the Blue Jays released their ALCS roster, and there’s one name everyone was hoping would be on it that was left off.
Blue Jays star shortstop Bo Bichette, who missed the ALDS, remains off the ALCS roster as he continues to recover from his left knee sprain.
No Bo Bichette in ALCS for Blue Jays
The Blue Jays did not have Bichette on their ALDS roster and hoped that with another week of recovery, their star shortstop might be able to return if they advanced.
However, Sunday morning revealed Bichette is still not ready to return to action.
Bichette began running this week, which was the first big step in his recovery. However, yesterday the young star was running the bases at Rogers Centre and was noticeably wincing, and walked away gingerly.
Here’s video footage of Bo Bichette appearing to aggravate his knee injury while running the bases today at Rogers Centre.
Walked off gingerly and can be seen shaking his head in frustration. #postseason
(Viz courtesy of @Sportsnet) pic.twitter.com/Dq7m4c9T0v
— Daniele Franceschi (@Daniele_Media) October 12, 2025
The knee is obviously still bothering Bichette and the Blue Jays decided to hold him off the roster to allow for further recovery time.
In positive news, the Blue Jays did get two starting pitcher back for the ALCS. Both Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt returned to the roster after being left off for the ALDS.
#BlueJays announce their ALCS roster.
Bo Bichette is not on the roster.
Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt have been added, taking the places of Justin Bruihl and Tommy Nance from the ALDS. pic.twitter.com/dU3sWZmgLe
— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) October 12, 2025
Toronto now has six pitchers on their ALCS roster who have starting pitching experience this year. As for the position players, the roster remains the same from the ALDS.
The Mariners and Blue Jays get underway with the ALCS on Sunday night at Rogers Centre.
