This injury comes as the Toronto Blue Jays fight to hold off the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East with two weeks left in the season. His RBI stats are leading the Blue Jays and 15 more than Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who has the second most. The Blue Jays are 1-3 since Bichette's injury (going into Wednesday), so the team is feeling the offensive void that has appeared, and needs someone to step up. This indicates that Barger isn’t hitting the ball far, which means he isn't generating enough power in his swing. Even though Barger is feeling the ramifications of playing an entire MLB season, the Blue Jays desperately need him to get back to producing more than just getting on base.