"After all, he was coming off a strong 2025 campaign with the Yankees in which he sported a .272/.334/.480/.813 slash line, along with 89 runs scored, 29 home runs and 98 RBIs to finish 14th in AL MVP voting. More importantly, Toronto would have kept Bellinger from returning to New York, strengthening their own roster at the same time as weakening that of their divisional rivals."
"If that announcement didn't hurt enough, it came just shortly after Bichette was introduced by the Mets organization in a press conference. The 27-year-old star shortstop would speak in front of reporters not donning a Blue Jays uniform but a Mets one instead for the first time in his professional baseball career, a sight that Toronto fans would for sure lament."
Toronto lost shortstop Bo Bichette after seven seasons when he signed with the New York Mets. The New York Yankees re-signed outfielder Cody Bellinger to a five-year, $162 million contract, denying Toronto a potential addition. Bellinger posted a .272/.334/.480/.813 slash line in 2025 with 89 runs, 29 home runs and 98 RBIs, finishing 14th in AL MVP voting. Re-signing Bellinger both strengthens the Yankees and removes a roster upgrade that Toronto could have used following Bichette's departure. Bichette was publicly introduced in a Mets press conference, a shift that many Toronto fans find disappointing.
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