After the World Series loss for the Toronto Blue Jays, where they suffered a 5-4 defeat against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7, the question now for the team is roster construction. Blue Jays star Bo Bichette hit a three-home run shot that could have put the Dodgers' quest for a back-to-back in the dust, but now, with the loss, his future with the team is in question.
Fresh off the heartbreaking loss in front of Toronto, Bichette would not answer questions too in-depth about his future with the team since he is set to be a free agent, but would express wanting to stay. Bichette would reportedly wave off “any further questions about his future,” according to ESPN.
“I want to be here, but I just lost a Game 7,” Bichette said. “I hit that homer, but the game wasn't over at that point.”
There's no denying that Bichette had a rollercoaster of a season, as he was still in the process of coming back from a knee sprain that he sustained on Sept. 6, having just been activated for the World Series. Speaking to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, he wouldn't have missed the World Series for the world, even if it impacted his free agency.
“I mean, it's the World Series, so none of that stuff really matters, to be honest,” Bichette said. “I'll put it all out there for this. So there was no tough decisions in it. I mean, this is a no-brainer.”
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette on recreating this past season
As there could be changes to the team, like with the speculation of Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer retiring after a solid Game 7 outing, but Bichette has grown with the organization, making him one of the building blocks. Despite the potential murky future, Bichette would say that he hopes that Toronto “can do it again” in recreating this past season.
“I'm super grateful that everybody believed in me to be able to come out here and produce,” Bichette said. “It’s been an incredible journey. I've obviously grown up here in so many different ways. I will look around the clubhouse and see what we did right, and I'll learn as much as I can from what this group does on its field, off the field, and see if we can do it again.”
It remains to be seen if Bichette stays with the Blue Jays, but the team finished with a 94-68 record, reaching the World Series for the first time since 1993.
