A jersey number is one of those weird things in sports that doesn’t matter much to some folks, and REALLY matters to others.
On Wednesday, the Blue Jays’ young star Bo Bichette was answering questions on Instagram live, and one of them centred around his wearing number 11 on his jersey as a big leaguer. According to Bichette, he was given three choices when he arrived in Toronto, to wear the jersey he has now, number 19, or number 20.
For those of you who fall into the REALLY caring about jersey numbers category, you might recognize that 19 and 20 were previously worn by highly respected veterans in Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson.