{"id":127232,"date":"2026-01-09T22:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/127232\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:59:11","slug":"will-bo-bichette-avoid-a-2-75b-al-west-team-this-offseason-davis-schneiders-father-shares-his-honest-reaction-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/127232\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Bo Bichette avoid a $2.75B AL West team this offseason? Davis Schneider\u2019s father shares his honest reaction | MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WillBo Bichette (Image Via Getty) Davis Schneider\u2019s father made headlines when he spoke out about Bo Bichette\u2019s free agency future. The father took to X to say a prayer that Bo Bichette does not sign with the Los Angeles Angels, a team Forbes values at about $2.75 billion. Davis Schneider and Bo Bichette were teammates on the Toronto Blue Jays since 2023, building a friendship that many baseball fans know well. The Angels are one of the biggest spenders in Major League Baseball this offseason. On January 7, 2026, former MLB player Eric Kratz said on the show Foul Territory that the Angels could be a surprising landing spot for Bo Bichette. Kratz noted the Angels have money and interest, pointing to their history of signing big players. <\/p>\n

Davis Schneider\u2019s father reacts to Bo Bichette Angels link<\/p>\n

Davis Schneider\u2019s father made his feelings clear with a single message on X: \u201cGod, for his sake, I hope not\u2026\u201d He was reacting to the idea that Bo Bichette could join the Los Angeles Angels in free agency. Schneider\u2019s father has been vocal about baseball news before, and fans took notice again this week. Many Blue Jays followers talked about the post online, seeing it as a heartfelt plea from a parent who wants what he thinks is best for his son\u2019s former teammate. Bo Bichette, who turned 27 years old in 2025, is one of the top hitters available this offseason. As of now, he is an unrestricted free agent, meaning he can sign with any team. The Toronto Blue Jays have already made big moves this winter, signing pitcher Dylan Cease and bringing in other players to strengthen their roster. The club\u2019s general manager and players have said they want to keep improving, and Bo Bichette has been part of many discussions about that future. Even though Davis Schneider and Bo Bichette are friends from their time together in Toronto, Schneider\u2019s father clearly hopes that his old teammate does not end up with the Angels. Baseball fans across the league are watching every free agent choice closely, and this reaction has added a personal touch to the big offseason story. Also Read: MLB Trade Rumors: Ketel Marte Trade Buzz Grows As New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, And Los Angeles Dodgers Watch Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bo Bichette (Image Via Getty) Davis Schneider\u2019s father made headlines when he spoke out about Bo Bichette\u2019s free…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,65787,65783,65784,65786,65788,65785,10422,65789],"class_list":["post-127232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-baseball-offseason-news","tag-bo-bichette-free-agency","tag-davis-schneider-father","tag-eric-kratz-foul-territory","tag-free-agents-2026","tag-los-angeles-angels-mlb","tag-mlb-trade-rumors","tag-toronto-blue-jays-offseason-moves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}