Star infielder Bo Bichette is leaving the Toronto Blue Jays for the New York Mets after accepting a three-year, $126 million offer, the Associated Press has learned.
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Bichette can opt out of this contract after the first and second seasons. He will receive 47 million in the first campaign and 89 million after two seasons. The deal contains no deferred amounts and Bichette has a full no-movement clause.
The deal comes less than 24 hours after outfielder Kyle Tucker accepted a four-year, $240 million offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rumors ascribed intentions to the Jays in these matters.
Bichette became a free agent after having an excellent 2025 season, in which he led the team in hits, although he missed the last few weeks with a knee injury.
The 27-year-old baseballer also missed the first two playoff rounds, before joining the lineup for the World Series. He played well in this finale, notably hitting a three-run homer in Game 7, which the Dodgers won 5-4 in 11 innings.
Bichette was one of the biggest names available on the free agent market this winter.
Selected second overall by the Jays in 2016, Bichette grew up within the Toronto team’s affiliate network with his good friend Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who signed a 14-year, $500 million pact with the team last spring.
Bichette made his debut in the Majors in July 2019 and became, along with Guerrero, one of the faces of the franchise.
A two-time All-Star selection, Bichette led the Americans in hits in 2021 and 2022. He finished second last year with 181 and hit .311 despite his absence.
After an injury-plagued season in 2024, Bichette came back strong last year with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs in 139 games. In the playoffs, he maintained a batting average of .348 with six RBIs in seven games.
In his career, he has offensive averages of .294/.337/.469 with 111 home runs, 437 RBIs and 438 runs scored. Long used at shortstop, he was moved to second sack in the World Series, while Andres Gimenez played shortstop.
