Final hope of Blue Jays-Bo Bichette reunion in 2027 seems to be extinguished with Mets contract update

Any lingering hope that Bo Bichette might find his way back to Toronto in 2027 appears to be fading fast.

Dan Bartels of the New York Post writes, “The tide appears turning towards Bo Bichette opting into his $42M contract with the Mets. Has 5 days after the World Series ends to make it official. Likely easy after a .702 OPS season.”

It’s a tough pill for Blue Jays fans who were holding out hope. When Bichette returned to Toronto with the Mets for a three-game series at the end of June and into Canada Day, there was a lot of emotions flowing.

Bichette spoke as if he truly loved his time in Toronto, loved his teammates and loved the fans, and he genuinely sounded like he wanted to be back in a Blue Jays uniform if all the cards fell into place.

But after coming so close to cementing himself as a franchise icon with his home run in Game 7 of the World Series, Bichette left for Queens in the offseason.

It’s hard to blame the guy for signing on the dotted line when the Mets offered him a three-year, $126 million deal with opt-outs every year, especially when the Blue Jays didn’t really step up to that level.

Bichette says he and the Blue Jays were in touch all offseason, but talks never got close to the finish line.

Why Bo Bichette's $42 million option was an easy call after a .702 OPS season

And after what turned into a pretty good — though not great — season, you also can’t blame him for opting in and cashing in on the $42 million he’s owed for 2027.

For starters, nobody in the league was going to pay him that kind of money based on his 2026 season. On the surface, he nearly replicated his 2025 numbers, hitting an identical 18 home runs and driving in 76 runs, compared to 78 in his final year with the Blue Jays.

But he also struck out 127 times in 160 games and slashed .260/.312/.390 with a .702 OPS and a 96 wRC+. Last year, in 139 games with Toronto, he slashed .311/.357/.483 with an .840 OPS and a 134 wRC+. He also finished with the third-most hits in MLB in 2025, despite missing almost all of September with a leg injury.

To Bichette’s credit, his second half was much better than his first, and he got stronger as the year went on. He also wasn’t that bad in the field while learning a new position. After sliding over to third base, he was worth +1 outs above average with a fielding run value of zero and a 3.1 defensive rating on FanGraphs.

But again, on the open market — and with a lockout looming and potential major changes coming to players’ earning power — very few teams would have looked at this past season and decided the 28-year-old Bichette was worth $42 million.

That’s going to be a great day for Bichette, his family and his agent when that option kicks in.

For Blue Jays fans, though, it likely closes the door on any thought of seeing Bichette back in Toronto next season. If a reunion is ever going to happen, it will have to wait at least another year, and by then, both Bichette and the Blue Jays could look very different.

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