Blue Jays: Memorable moments from the 2022 campaign
![TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 08: Teoscar Hernandez #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 after hitting a home run to center field against Robbie Ray #38 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning in game two of the American League Wild Card Series at Rogers Centre on October 08, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 08: Teoscar Hernandez #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 after hitting a home run to center field against Robbie Ray #38 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning in game two of the American League Wild Card Series at Rogers Centre on October 08, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fjaysjournal-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1431773170-850x560-75dac5216d49142aeb7d448a177e3a27.jpg)
Bo Bichette Breaks Franchise Record for Most Hits in a Single Month
October/01/2022
Heading into September, shortstop Bo Bichette was slashing .260/.305/.420 with a .725 OPS with 17 home runs and 66 RBI. After initially struggling out of the gate, Bichette’s numbers were not awful by any means but were a step back from his impressive 2021 campaign.
Fast forward to the end of September and Bichette’s whole season turned around, with the Florida product collecting 48 hits through 119 at-bats, adding seven home runs and 27 RBI to his season totals while authoring a .403 batting average and a 1.134 OPS, highlighted by a three home run affair against the Baltimore Orioles.
THE LEGEND OF SEPTEM-BO. 🔥
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 1, 2022
With 48 hits in the month of September, Bo Bichette sets the record of most hits in any month by a @BlueJays player. 👀 #NextLevel. pic.twitter.com/O1Ed2pWz1C
This impressive feat set a franchise record for the most hits for a Blue Jay within a single calendar month and really turned around his season, eventually finishing the year with a .290/.333/.469 slash line and a .802 OPS, with his 189 hits on the year leading the AL, six knocks ahead of second-place finisher Jose Abreu. This is the second consecutive season where Bichette has led the AL in hits.