Bichette went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, one triple and three additional RBI in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Twins.
Bichette extended his hit streak to seven games Saturday while also posting his fifth multi-hit performance in that stretch. He also smacked a home run for the second consecutive game, taking Pablo Lopez deep in the first inning. The shortstop drove in four of the Blue Jays' seven runs, boosting his season total to 37 RBI, which is tied for 10th in MLB. Through 53 games, Bichette is slashing .335/.373/.537 with 11 home runs and two stolen bases.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Mashes 10th homer
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Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's victory over the Twins.
Bichette is now on a six-game hit streak, and also ranks fourth in the league with a .329 batting average. The shortstop is currently on pace to pass his career-high mark of 29 homers in a season, which he achieved in 2021.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Three hits in Tuesday's romp
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Bichette went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's rout of the Rays.
The Blue Jays nearly set franchise records with a 20-run, 27-hit outburst, and Bichette carved out his share of the production. It's the third time in the last six games the shortstop has rapped out three hits, and since the calendar flipped to May he's slashing .333/.375/.489 with three homers, a steal, 12 runs and 12 RBI in 21 contests.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Crushes homer in three-hit night
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss against the Yankees.
Bichette popped a first-inning homer and picked up two singles off Nestor Cortes. The shortstop is cruising with a .328 batting average and nine homers this year. However, he has swiped just one bag in 2023 after taking 38 combined in the previous two seasons.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Clubs eighth homer
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Bichette went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Phillies.
He was one of the few Jays to have much success against Aaron Nola on the night, launching a solo shot off the right-hander in the sixth inning. Bichette has five multi-hit performances in his last nine games, batting a blistering .375 (15-for-40) over that stretch to boost his slash line on the season to .331/.372/.545 with eight homers, 24 RBI and 26 runs in 36 contests. The only disappointing element of his production so far has been his 1-for-3 showing on steal attempts.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Five knocks in loss
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Bichette went 5-for-5 with a three-run home run and a steal in Monday's 6-5 loss against the Red Sox.
Bichette blasted a homer and racked up three RBI for a second straight night en route to posting his second five-hit game of the season. After a torrid start, the shortstop had cooled off a bit, but he appears to be back on track and is currently slashing .344/.379/.522 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Bichette also recorded his first steal of the year Monday, which hasn't been a big part of his game since going 25-for-26 during his first season as a full-time starter (2021).
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Three hits, homer in win
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the White Sox.
Bichette drove in runs with all three of his hits Wednesday -- two RBI singles and a solo homer off Jimmy Lambert in the seventh inning. The 25-year-old Bichette had cooled off after a hot start to the season, going 8-for-38 with just one extra-base hit in his previous 10 games. He's still slashing an outstanding .340/.381/.528 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored through 113 plate appearances this year.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Five hits in win over Rays
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Bichette went 5-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's win over Tampa Bay.
It took a perfect night from the shortstop to end the Rays' perfect start to the season. Bichette has had a pretty great start to 2023 himself, collecting multiple hits in five of the last eight games and slashing .391/.418/.641 through 67 plate appearances with four doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs. The only blemish on his line is that Bichette has yet to successfully steal a base after swiping 38 in 47 attempts over the last two seasons.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Launches fourth homer
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Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Tigers.
The Blue Jays put on a fireworks display in their home opener, clubbing five homers in total, and Bichette's contribution came in the eighth inning off Mason Englert. The shortstop has hit safely in five straight games, homering in three of them, and on the season Bichette is slashing .353/.389/.627 with two doubles, four long balls, nine RBI and 10 runs in 11 contests.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Posts another big game at plate
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Bichette gave Toronto an early lead with his two-run homer to center field in the third inning, one of three hits he produced in the contest. The talented shortstop has gone deep in each of his past two games and has racked up multiple hits in three straight contests. He's been one of the league's top hitters early on with a .381/.409/.643 slash line, three homers and eight RBI through nine games.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Swats go-ahead homer in seventh
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Bichette went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead three-run home run and a double in Friday's win over the Angels.
With the Blue Jays trailing in the seventh inning, Bichette took Jimmy Herget deep to give Toronto a 4-3 lead and ultimately a victory. It's the second homer of the season for the shortstop, and he's driven in six runs. After getting off to a slow start in 2022 it's nice to see early success for Bichette, as seen in a .342/.359/.553 slash line over the first eight contests of 2023.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Pops first homer of 2023
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Bichette went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.
Remarkably, it's the first home run of the season for a Blue Jays team that was one of only seven last year to launch 200 or more. Bichette's had a great start at the plate, going 8-for-19 (.421) with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in addition to Monday's blast, and the 25-year-old shortstop will look to take his production to another level in 2023 after slashing a combined .294/.338/.477 over the last two seasons with 53 homers and 38 steals.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Four hits in wild Opening Day win
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Bichette went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Cardinals.
The Blue Jays played small ball and lots of it with 16 singles on the afternoon, and Bichette and George Springer accounted for eight of them from the top of the order. Bichette has never hit below .290 in his four big-league seasons, but the 25-year-old could be ready to take a big step forward with his overall production in 2023 after posting a career-low .802 OPS last year.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Shows off power Monday
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Bichette went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
The blasts didn't come against the stiffest competition, as Bichette took minor-leaguer Chris Murphy deep in the first inning before tagging Boston prospect Brandon Walter in the fourth, but it was still a strong performance from the shortstop. The homers were the first two of the spring for Bichette, but he's gone 11-for-28 (.393) overall with a 3:5 BB:K and appears more than ready for the games to begin to count.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Swipes first bag of spring
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Bichette drew walks in his only two plate appearances during Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
It was the 24-year-old shortstop's first stolen base of the spring. Bichette has swiped 38 bags on 47 attempts over the last two years for the Blue Jays and has emerged as a true five-category fantasy asset. With MLB limiting pickoff attempts from the pitcher and introducing larger bases this season, it's not outrageous to think Bichette could set a new career high in steals in 2023.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Running more in 2023?
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Bichette plans to be more aggressive on the bases in 2023, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters on Monday that the team wants to be more aggressive on the bases in 2023, and the shortstop echoed those sentiments. The larger bases and new pickoff rules could see a rise in stolen bases in the coming years, but Bichette says that he was intending to run more even before the rule changes. The 24-year-old swiped 25 bases in 26 attempts in 2021, but went just 13-for-21 in 2022 in what was a disappointing season for Bichette until his sensational September (.406/.444/.662) saw him finish the year with an .802 OPS. A rise to his previous level in steals could see Bichette finish as one of the very best players -- not just shortstops -- in 2023.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: New deal worth $33.6M
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The three-year deal Bichette signed with the Blue Jays on Tuesday has $33.6 million guaranteed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
The contract extension came together on Tuesday evening, just two days out from Bichette's scheduled arbitration hearing with the Jays. It covers all of his arbitration-eligible seasons and carries performance-based escalators that could raise the total sum to $40.65 million. The 24-year-old shortstop is currently scheduled to reach free agency after the 2025 campaign.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Agrees to multi-year contract
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Bichette and the Blue Jays have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a three-year contract extension, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
The financial terms haven't been announced, but Bichette is assuredly looking at a massive raise from the $723,000 he made last season. He was set for an arbitration hearing Thursday, but instead the star shortstop will receive a multi-year deal for his strong previous efforts. It buys out his remaining arbitration years, and he'll still hit free agency after the 2026 season. In 2022, Bichette 's red-hot September pushed him to an .802 OPS, 24 homers, 93 RBI and 13 stolen bases over his 159 total games.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Arb hearing set for Thursday
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Bichette's arbitration hearing with the Blue Jays is scheduled for Thursday, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
Bichette filed at $7.5 million, with the Blue Jays countering at $5 million, when arbitration figures were exchanged earlier this offseason. Now it's up to an arbitration panel to decide which of the two possible salaries the 24-year-old shortstop will earn in 2023. Bichette made just $723,500 last year while delivering an .802 OPS with 24 home runs, 93 RBI, 13 stolen bases and 91 runs scored across 159 regular-season games.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Sitting Tuesday
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Bichette is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles.
Bichette, who is hitting .405 with seven home runs and four steals since the start of September, will get a much-deserved rest day. Otto Lopez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth.
