Bichette’s Mets Move Shocks Phillies

The Phillies thought they had Bo Bichette locked down with a seven-year, $200M deal back in January—only to be blindsided when the Mets swooped in with a three-year, $126M offer plus opt-out clauses. Despite Phillies brass calling it a “gut punch” and even their new bench coach Don Mattingly expecting Bichette to join them, the shortstop says he never saw the deal as certain and ultimately chose the Mets for family reasons. Now, facing the Phillies for the first time this season, Bichette is crushing it at the plate after a slow start, proving why teams fought so hard to land him—and why Philly’s search for a middle-of-the-order bat just got a lot more complicated. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bb4a05464fbfd534