The Philadelphia Phillies have scheduled a meeting with free agent shortstop Bo Bichette, according to a report by The Athletic. The discussion is expected to take place via video conference in the coming days.
Bichette, a two-time All-Star with the Toronto Blue Jays, hit .311 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs in 139 games last season as Toronto reached the World Series. The 27-year-old returned from a knee injury for the postseason and batted .348 in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
His three-run homer in Game 7 off Shohei Ohtani briefly gave Toronto a 3–1 lead, though the Dodgers ultimately won 5–4 in 11 innings.
Selected by Toronto in the second round of the 2016 draft, Bichette owns a career .294 batting average with 111 home runs and 437 RBIs across 748 games since debuting in 2019. He has played exclusively at shortstop during the regular season, though he started four games at second base in the World Series.
With Trea Turner entrenched at shortstop, Philadelphia could explore Bichette at third base, potentially signaling a move away from Alec Bohm.
Bichette is expected to draw strong interest across the league, with the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs also reportedly monitoring the market.
The Phoenix Mercury will try to halt the WNBA’s longest active losing streak when they host the Connecticut Sun on…
The Chicago White Sox began the second half of the season with a commanding 12-4 win over the Toronto Blue…
Canadian wildfire smoke pushed air quality across the Chicago area into dangerous territory, prompting government warnings for residents to limit…
Resurfacing work on Illinois 53 in Joliet is scheduled to begin July 28, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.…
Chicago Public Schools has notified 162 central office and citywide employees that their positions are being eliminated as the district…
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications urged residents to prepare for extreme heat and possible severe weather impacts…
This website uses cookies.