Bo Bichette’s move to New York has clearly come with a clean break from Toronto.
The 28-year-old, who spent the first seven seasons of his MLB career with the Blue Jays, signed a three-year, $126 million deal with the New York Mets this past January. After years of being one of Toronto’s most important hitters and one of the faces of the franchise, Bichette is now settled into a different uniform and, by his own account, a different routine.
When asked recently how often he still talks with his former Blue Jays teammates, Bichette didn’t dress it up.
"Honestly, not much, not much," Bichette said to Tyler Boronski. "I've probably had occasional conversations here and there.
I think that kind of stuff happens more in the offseason. We're all super busy trying to do the hardest sport in the world every day."
He made it clear there’s no bitterness in the split, just distance.
"A ton of love for them, but not a whole lot of conversation."
That kind of answer fits the reality of a player who went through a lot in Toronto. Bichette was there for multiple playoff appearances, lived through the frustration of falling short of a championship, and spent years at the center of trade talk before eventually leaving as a free agent.
For Blue Jays fans who watched him rise from a highly touted prospect into an All-Star shortstop, the lack of day-to-day contact might sound odd. But Bichette’s words point to a pretty simple truth: the memories are still there, even if the regular conversations aren’t.
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