{"id":15186867,"date":"2026-06-29T22:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/bichette-emotional-ahead-of-return-to-toronto-gave-jays-everything-i-had\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:45:30","slug":"bichette-emotional-ahead-of-return-to-toronto-gave-jays-everything-i-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/bichette-emotional-ahead-of-return-to-toronto-gave-jays-everything-i-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Bichette emotional ahead of return to Toronto: Gave Jays 'everything I had'"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Mets infielder Bo Bichette<\/a> stepped inside Rogers Centre’s first-base dugout Monday, getting a view that he probably hadn’t seen before.<\/p>\n

“It feels different, for sure,” the onetime Toronto Blue Jays star said before facing his former team for the first time, according to SNY<\/a>. “But I’m excited to get out here and play some ball and see some guys. But it’s definitely odd.”<\/p>\n

Bichette spent his first eight big-league seasons starring for the Blue Jays, who drafted him in the second round in 2016. He rose through Toronto’s farm system alongside close friend Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a>, and the pair helped the franchise return to prominence in the 2020s. The union ended when Bichette signed a three-year, $126-million contract with the Mets this past offseason.<\/p>\n

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There didn’t seem to be much acrimony surrounding his departure from the organization, and Bichette became emotional when asked about how Toronto fans might receive him Monday night.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know what to expect. I think that I … I gave it everything I had, so I just hope that’s appreciated,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Bo Bichette is emotional while reflecting on his time with the Blue Jays<\/p>\n

“I gave it everything I had… so I just hope that’s appreciated” pic.twitter.com\/emg6B17MiQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 29, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

During his time in Toronto, Bichette made two All-Star teams, led the AL in hits twice, and helped the Blue Jays reach the playoffs four times. A knee injury last September forced him to miss most of the Blue Jays’ playoff run, but he was able to return and play in the World Series.<\/p>\n

Despite shifting to second base – a position he’d never played in the majors – and being slowed by his injured knee, Bichette went 8-for-23 with six RBIs in last year’s classic showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers. His three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani<\/a> in Game 7 put Toronto in position to win the series. Bichette’s final at-bat in a Blue Jays uniform was a ninth-inning single that put the potential series-winning run on base.<\/p>\n

“You dream of getting to that situation and that opportunity. I’m so grateful that we had that experience and got there, but you dream of winning it,” Bichette said<\/a> of Game 7. “I don’t know how many times I’ve replayed it, but it comes to mind every once in a while.”<\/p>\n

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Source: Sports Baseball \u2013 The Score<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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