Watch live right now from Citi Field as the Mets introduce new infielder Bo Bichette in a news conference.
The Mets signed Bichette to a three-year deal, which the club announced Tuesday. The agreement includes player options for 2027 and 2028 and, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, is worth $126 million.
The son of 14-year MLB outfielder Dante Bichette, Bo is one of the toughest outs in the game. Last season, the shortstop posted a .311/.357/.483 slash line with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs. Despite missing most of the final month of the regular season due to injury, his 181 hits were only four shy of leading MLB.
Bichette makes opposing pitchers work. In 2025, he ranked among the top 14% of hitters with a 14.5% strikeout rate. He also ranked among the top 17% with an 18.4% whiff rate. He also finished in the 83rd percentile or higher in expected batting average (.307, 99th percentile), expected weighted on-base average (.364, 84th), hard-hit rate (48.8%, 83rd) and sweet spot rate (37.9%, 83rd).
With a stringent two-strike approach in which he widens his stance, eliminates his leg kick and shortens his swing, Bichette tends to see a lot of pitches and often fouls off a number of two-strike offerings before getting a pitch to drive. He’s a gap-to-gap hitter who can spray the ball all over the field.
Last September, Bichette injured his left knee while sliding into home plate. He missed the remainder of the regular season and the first two rounds of postseason play. But he returned for the World Series against the Dodgers despite his knee not being 100%.
While Bichette’s ability to run was compromised, it didn’t seem to impact his performance at the plate -- he posted a .348/.444/.478 slash line and drove in six runs, including three on a 442-foot homer to dead-center field in Game 7.