The Blue Jays' long-time shortstop could suit up for the New York Yankees next season
The Toronto Blue Jays are hard at-work to return to the heights they reached this past season and finish the job.
The Blue Jays won their first American League pennant since 1993 in 2025. They made it all the way to Game 7 of the World Series before losing by one run in extra innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
So far this offseason, Toronto has been arguably the winners of the offseason. The team has bolstered its starting rotation by signing pitchers Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million contract and Cody Ponce to a deal worth three years and $30 million; added to its bullpen by signing reliever Tyler Rogers to a three-year, $37 million contract and its third baseman via a four-year, $60 million contract with Kazuma Okamoto.
The Blue Jays have also remained engaged and linked to several of the most notable hitters available in free agency, which includes shortstop Bo Bichette.
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There's been rumors about a potential reunion between Toronto and Bichette since the end of the World Series. Bichette made his major league debut for the Blue Jays in 2019 and has been with the organization since.
After Toronto signed Okamoto, there's less open spots on the infield and speculation that a reunion between the two-time All-Star and the defending AL champions is growing increasingly unlikely.
Based on recent reports, one of the Blue Jays' biggest rivals can swoop in to sign Bichette.
According to a report from ESPN insider Buster Olney, Toronto's American League East rivals, the New York Yankees have moved on from their pursuit of outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger and have pivoted to Bichette and outfielder Kyle Tucker.
The Boston Red Sox, another AL East team, is also interested in Bichette.
In addition to potentially losing Bichette to the Yankees, the Blue Jays might also get in a bidding war with their rivals for Tucker. Toronto has been tied to Tucker the entire winter and the former Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros slugger toured the Blue Jays' spring training facility in Florida earlier this offseason.
Bichette slashed .311/.357/.483 with an .840 OPS in 139 games this past season. He missed the majority of the playoffs but returned for the World Series, where he slashed .348/.444/.478 with a .922 OPS.
Bichette hit a three-run home run and had six RBIs in the seven-game World Series.
Bichette has been a focal point of the team for the better part of a decade, but his cost and the current construction of Toronto's roster might spell the end of his tenure in Canada.
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