Travis optimistic he’ll be ready for ALCS

TORONTO — Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis expects to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series in Cleveland on Friday (8 p.m. ET on TBS and, in Canada, Sportsnet and RDS).

Travis missed the final two games of the AL Division Series against Texas with a bone bruise in his right knee, but the charismatic second baseman was optimistic before Toronto’s team workout Tuesday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

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“I’m feeling much better today,” Travis said. “I’ll be ready to go Friday.”

The 25-year-old was a late scratch before Game 2 and took a cortisone shot Saturday to help relieve the pain in his knee, which Travis described as “sharp” and “like a quick knife.”

The second-year Major Leaguer believes the cortisone medication …

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