​Mets’ Bo Bichette could opt out for reason about New York City, but previous comments say he won’t originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.When the New York Mets signed Bo Bichette, there was a lot of hope he’d be the player he once was for much of his career. Bichette has led the American League in hits twice, and if he hadn’t been injured late in the 2025 season, he likely would have done so again. As for what the Mets decided to do, giving him a three-year, $120-plus million contract with opt-outs after the first and second year didn’t exactly seem to be the right plan. The Mets obviously wanted him, but it felt like a big-time overpay.Bichette also struggled mightily in his first season in New York, despite turning things around offensively in the second half.Regardless, saying he’s worth nearly $40 million a year would be unfair right now, though he likely won’t opt out because he knows he probably won’t get $40-plus million from any other team. As for one reason he could, the Mets’ MLB.com beat writer recently suggested it could be lifestyle. However, he went back on that, saying that Bichette recently said that he loves playing in New York and believes the young core has a chance to win games at a high level.“There are two primary reasons why Bichette might want to opt out of his deal. One is lifestyle; if he wishes to move on from New York, Bichette could chalk his move from Toronto up to an error in judgment and simply tear it to pieces. Another is competitiveness; if he believes the Mets won’t be a playoff team in 2027, Bichette could look elsewhere. “But Bichette has never given any indication that he follows those lines of thought. To the contrary, he recently said he believes the Mets’ young core has what it takes to compete,” Anthony DiComo wrote.The Mets’ young core is one of the most intriguing in all of Major League Baseball, though again, I would argue that this team isn’t necessarily in a great spot to compete for a World Series over the next year or so, barring some drastic changes happening. Bichette only has two years remaining on this deal, but then again, since he can opt out of his contract after next season, there’s a chance it could only be one more year. A lot has to happen this offseason, but I put my money on him returning.More MLB news:Seven year Blue Jays veteran signs deal to return to NL contenderMets get unlikely scenario for bust still owed $46M over next two seasonsYankees coach suddenly viewed as option for Astros managerial job after moving on from Joe EspadaAnthony Rizzo says what every Mets fan is feeling right nowDon Mattingly gets major job update, but it’s possible he might not want it