Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette trying to be smart with head injury – EverythingGP

I never had any head injuries and it sucks. And obviously youve gotta be more careful, youve only got one brain, so Im just trying to be as smart as I can with it.

Bichette was hit by a pitch from Gabriel Ynoa in the top of the sixth inning but initially stayed in the game after being assessed on the field by trainers. He made a defensive play on a ground ball in the bottom of the sixth andbatted again in the top of the seventh before being replaced by Richard Urena for the bottom of the inning.

Bichette said the symptoms didnt appear right away, but he started to feel a little bit off as the game went on. He credited veteran Justin Smoak with convincing him to tell the training staff about his symptoms.

When I went outto my at bat (in the seventh inning) I felt really weird in the box, so I came back in and actually Smoaky came up to me and said hey bro, are you alright?I was like I dont know man, I feel weird. And he told me hey this is nothing to play around with,' Bichette said.So thats when I decided I should probably let somebody know I felt different.

Bichette was putin MLB concussion protocol Thursday and was re-evaluated in New York on Friday.

Hedid not play Friday nightin the opener of a three-game series against the Yankees.

Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo saidbefore Fridays gamethat Bichette will likely miss the entirety of the series.

Bichette is batting .311 with 11 homers and 21 runs batted in through 46 games.

The Canadian Press

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