“I wish we could have won it together.” Bo Bichette genuinely wanted to share that win with Vladdy. For years, the two have talked about winning together. Not just one, but championships for Toronto. Yes, that’s with an ‘s’ at the end. Bo Bichette made it clear right from spring training, “Vladdy is one of my best friends. We’ve had tons of conversations like that.” Too bad they couldn’t pull it off before Bichette hits the free agency market. It hit hard enough for Guerrero to make a public plea on Bichette’s behalf.

I would love to finish my career playing with him. Blue Jays fans have viewed Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the core of Toronto’s next championship window. Since debuting together in 2019, the pair has energized the franchise with their talent, personality, and leadership, helping lead Toronto back to consistent postseason contention.

But it’s free agency, so he’s got to do his thing to go and do what he has to do to get his money.” Guerrero said after World Series game 7. If the Blue Jays hope to make another run at the Fall Classic with their talented roster intact, they’ll need to find a way to keep Bo Bichette. And before the market even opened, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made sure the front office knew precisely how he felt about that.

Apparently, Bo Bichette is heading toward an uncertain future as one of the top names in free agency. For his services, the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets are frontrunners at the moment.

For the Mets in particular, bringing in Bichette could push them to trade Jeff McNeil. If Bichette fits better at third base, that likely means Brett Baty slides over to second.

Well, the 2024 season wasn’t Bichette’s best, but in 2025, he bounced back. He is expected to be one of the top free agents this offseason after hitting an impressive .311 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs.

But while his bat keeps him in elite company, his glove doesn’t. Holding a career .966 fielding percentage and 84 errors to his name, defense remains a concern. Even then, he’s projected to be in line for a deal worth close to $200 million.

Throughout his major league career, Bo Bichette has played exclusively at shortstop or as a designated hitter. However, during the World Series, he spent most of his time at second base.

It came out more as a sign that a position change could be on the horizon. If that shift happens, Andres Giménez is expected to take over as the Toronto Blue Jays’ full-time shortstop next season.

Will Bo Bichette stay in Toronto for the upcoming season?

Although he didn’t want to talk about it much, Bichette did open up to reporters about us before game 6. “I would be lying if I hadn’t thought about [this possibly being my last year in Toronto] at some point during the season.”

Bichette has made it clear. Both midseason and on either side of the World Series, he wants to stay in Toronto.

But it takes two to make it work. And the Blue Jays’ front office now faces a tough decision. After all, they once called keeping Bo Bichette an offseason priority.

Bichette’s knee injury made his 2025 season even more complicated. It kept him out for the first two rounds of the playoffs. He didn’t return until Game 1 of the World Series. “I had a lot of people telling me to take care of myself, for sure. I mean, even I had that mindset a little bit, but to have an opportunity to play [in the World Series] is—I mean, this is a no-brainer.” He said last week.

Meanwhile, Blue Jays manager John Schneider has been in Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s corner since they were teenagers.

After the 2017 season, the Blue Jays were leaning toward sending both players back to High-A Dunedin to start the year. But in the spring of 2018, Schneider, who was then managing the Double-A New Hampshire team, walked into Toronto’s complex.

He spotted Gil Kim, the club’s director of player development at the time. There, he bluntly said, “Send them with me. I will not [expletive] this up.”

It’s hard to imagine Bichette leaving Toronto after it all!