{"id":736577,"date":"2026-06-14T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/736577\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T17:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T17:18:09","slug":"bo-bichette-opt-out-news-is-bad-for-mets-good-for-phillies-but-a-major-risk-for-former-blue-jays-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/736577\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Bichette opt-out news is bad for Mets, good for Phillies, but a major risk for former Blue Jays star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bo Bichette opt-out news is bad for Mets, good for Phillies, but a major risk for former Blue Jays star<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When this season ends, Bo Bichette<\/a> will have a decision to make.<\/p>\n

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The New York Mets<\/a>‘ high-profile offseason signing built in an opt-out to his contract that he can activate after this campaign. If Bichette wants to return to free agency, he can do so.<\/p>\n

The expectation, even as Bichette struggles a bit this season, is that he’ll still plan to do that.<\/p>\n

“Teams expect New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette to opt out of the final two years of his Mets contract after the season,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale<\/a> wrote in a new article on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bichette left the Blue Jays to sign a three-year, $126 million deal with the Mets, but with the opt-outs built in, it really becomes a year-over-year decision for him.<\/p>\n

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If he opts out, Nightengale names a possible landing spot: the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“(It gives) clubs like the Philadelphia Phillies a second shot at him,” Nightengale wrote.<\/p>\n

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It’s not without negative potential for Bichette. He hasn’t necessarily hit well enough to earn himself a raise in the offseason ahead.<\/p>\n

And if there’s any risk of a lockout, that could make it even worse.<\/p>\n

“It could be a massive gamble for Bichette considering he\u2019s still owed $79 million,” Nightengale writes. “He is earning $2 million this year after already being paid a $40 million signing bonus, and if he opts out, he will be paid an additional $5 million.”<\/p>\n

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Bichette surely assumed this would be his path. He wouldn’t have built in those opt-out clauses otherwise.<\/p>\n

It might still be worth re-assessing his options, but if he sticks with the plan, maybe he’ll end up at an NL East rival of the Mets.<\/p>\n

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