"The Toronto Blue Jays spent the last decade developing Bo Bichette into a premium major league talent."
"Bichette chose a three-year $126 million deal with the deep pocketed New York Mets that will pay him $42 million per season."
"Dave Dombrowski on the Bo Bichette talks: "I did think we were going to get a deal done...We were close....It was a gut punch. ...But until you have a signed memo of understanding, you don't have a deal.''- Bob Nighten"
"If we can recount the series of events, the Phillies brought in former Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly to fill the same role for them in 2026."
The Toronto Blue Jays developed Bo Bichette into a premium major league talent over the last decade. Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the New York Mets that pays $42 million per season. The Blue Jays either could not or chose not to match the market-leading offer, and their exact proposal remains undisclosed. The Philadelphia Phillies pursued Bichette after hiring former Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly and held meetings that reportedly went well. Phillies GM Dave Dombrowski said the club thought a deal was close, called the outcome a "gut punch," and emphasized that no agreement exists until a signed memorandum of understanding.
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