The Toronto Blue Jays don’t expect to have shortstop Bo Bichette back from the 10-day injury list for “multiple weeks,” manager John Schneider said Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Bichette went on the IL for the third time this season over soreness in his right calf. Schneider said Bichette now has a “moderate” strain of the calf.
Bichette, a two-time All-Star, was injured in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers while running to first base as he lined out to right field to end the sixth inning. He was 1-for-3 before exiting.
Friday’s game marked his return from a four-game absence due to calf soreness. Leo Jimenez replaced him at shortstop.
In a corresponding move Saturday, the Blue Jays recalled outfielder/third baseman Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo.
Bichette, 26, spent time on the 10-day injured list in June due to his first calf injury. He missed nine games on that occasion.
“I just feel bad for him. It (stinks) for him and for us,” Schneider said after Friday’s game.
Bichette is batting a career-worst .223 this season. He has four homers and 30 RBIs in 79 games.
Barger, 24, went 9-for-60 (.150) with four RBIs and 18 strikeouts in 20 games earlier this season with the Blue Jays.
