The Toronto Blue Jays were up early in Game 7 of the World Series but could not fend off the Los Angeles Dodgers, dropping the game by a score of 5-4 late Saturday evening. The Jays’ bats struggled to produce with runners in scoring position and watched the Dodgers make some clutch plays to keep the World Series trophy in California for a second consecutive season.

One of the biggest bats from the pivotal Game 7 contest for the Blue Jays was Bo Bichette, who cracked a three-run shot off Shohei Ohtani in the bottom of the first inning to give Toronto an early lead. The right-handed bat would go 2 for 4 on the day with a walk, adding a single late in the contest before he was pulled in favour of Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

The Jays’ star infielder is the biggest free agent for the squad this winter, and he’s been asked repeatedly about his future with the organization throughout the postseason. While he normally responds to the tune of ‘I have a World Series to worry about’, Bichette offered some additional insight following the Jays’ recent loss.

“I’ve said I want to be here from the beginning,” said Bichette, speaking to reporters.

This is indeed true, as Bichette has mentioned earlier in the season and even earlier in the series that he had envisioned playing and winning with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays, his batterymate in the system since the mid-2010s through their callup to the big league squad in 2019.

For his career, the Florida product owns a .294/.337/.469 slash line with a .806 OPS, 111 homers, and 437 RBIs across 748 games. He led the AL in hits twice (2021, 2022), is a two-time All-Star, and likely would have added another hit title to his mantle had he not hurt his knee this past September, an injury that kept him sidelined until the World Series.

In the World Series, Bichette played in all seven games and went 8 for 23 (.348) and added one home run and six RBIs while dealing with the knee injury.

Bichette joins a star-studded group of position players heading to free agency this winter, led by Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman (opt-out), Kyle Schwarber, and Bichette, who will be one of the top infield names on the market this season.

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