Mets agree to deal with All-Star Bo Bichette after missing out on Kyle Tucker: reports

The New York Mets person reportedly made a large summation to their lineup.

The Mets and Bo Bichette are successful statement connected a three-year, $126 cardinal declaration connected Friday, according to aggregate reports. After falling abbreviated successful the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes, who reportedly signed a whopping four-year, $240 cardinal declaration with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets pivoted to Bichette.

The woody includes opt-outs aft some the archetypal and 2nd seasons of the contract, according to aggregate reports.

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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Bo Bichette (11) runs aft hitting a three-run location tally against the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the 3rd inning during Game 7 of the 2025 MLB World Series astatine Rogers Centre. The crippled was played successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected Nov. 1, 2025. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)

Bichette, 27, had a bully play for the Toronto Blue Jays past season, hitting .311 with 18 location runs and 94 RBI successful 135 games. He sustained a genu wounded successful September during a collision astatine location sheet and missed the remainder of the regular season, the ALDS and ALCS.

He returned successful the World Series and was a large contributor to the Blue Jays, who were conscionable 2 outs distant from winning it all. In 7 World Series games, Bichette deed .348 with 1 location tally and six RBI.

However, during the World Series, helium moved disconnected his mean presumption of shortstop and manned 2nd base, due to the fact that of his constricted mobility with the injury. Bichette graded retired poorly arsenic a antiaircraft shortstop regardless, and it does not look that the Mets signed him to play shortstop, arsenic they person Francisco Lindor determination currently, who is simply a bully defender.

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Bo Bichette (11) of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a two-RBI azygous successful the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Game 4 of the 2025 World Series astatine Dodger Stadium. The crippled was played successful Los Angeles, California, connected Oct. 28, 2025. (Harry How/Getty Images)

The Mets acquired Marcus Semien to play 2nd basal from the Texas Rangers earlier successful the offseason and helium won a Gold Glove past season. With Semien and Lindor seemingly locked into 2nd basal and shortstop, respectively, it appears the Mets signed Bichette to play 3rd base.

Bichette has ne'er played 3rd basal successful his nonrecreational career. If the Mets bash so effort Bichette astatine 3rd base, it would mean their country infielders could beryllium making their nonrecreational debuts astatine their respective positions.

The Mets signed Jorge Polanco earlier this offseason to beryllium their archetypal baseman, contempt him having ne'er played determination successful his big-league career.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette watches his three-run location tally against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 3rd inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series. The crippled was played successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Regardless of however the Mets align their infield, Bichette is simply a large boost to the apical of their lineup. In 7 seasons, Bichette is simply a vocation .294 hitter with 111 location runs and 437 RBI, on with 60 stolen bases.

The apical of the Mets lineup volition look precise antithetic adjacent play with the additions of Bichette and Semien, on mainstays Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil each having departed successful escaped bureau oregon via trade.

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