The New York Mets have secured former Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette with a three-year contract worth $126 million, according to various sources. As reported by The Athletic, Bichette is set to play third base for the Mets, and his agreement includes a no-trade clause.<\/p>\n
This signing follows closely after Kyle Tucker, a key outfielder the Mets were pursuing, committed to a four-year, $240 million deal with the Los Angeles . Bichette, who led the American League in hits during 2021 and 2022, delivered impressive numbers in 2025, hitting 18 home runs, driving in 94 runs, and posting a .311\/.357\/.483 slash line over 139 games. Although he missed the last month of the regular season due to a knee injury, he returned to play second base in the 2025 World Series.<\/p>\n
Despite being a two-time All-Star and primarily a shortstop over his 713 career starts, Bichette will take on third base for the Mets, a position he hasn\u2019t played in Major League Baseball yet. He joins a team that ended last season with an 83-79 record and missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n
In addition to Bichette, the Mets have bolstered their roster by signing former New York Yankees relievers Devin Williams (three years, $51 million) and Luke Weaver (two years, $22 million), as well as ex-Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco (two years, $40 million). They also traded for players like Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n
Earlier this offseason, the Mets lost star first baseman Pete Alonso, who signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles, and closer Edwin Diaz, who agreed to a three-year, $69 million deal with the .<\/p>\n
Fan Take:<\/strong> The New York Mets have secured former Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette with a three-year contract worth $126 million, according to various sources. As reported by The Athletic, Bichette is set to play third base for the Mets, and his agreement includes a no-trade clause. This signing follows closely after Kyle Tucker, a key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[16],"class_list":{"0":"post-41013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-baseball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis high-profile signing of Bo Bichette represents a significant move for the Mets, signaling their commitment to rebuild and contend at a high level. It also shakes up the NL East dynamics and promises an exciting new chapter for baseball fans watching how this talented young player adapts to a new position and team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"