The 2026 season is just over two months old.

Long-time Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, Bo Bichette, signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the New York Mets this past off-season. The question is, how has Bichette performed with the Mets, especially with moving to third base for more of the season? In short, not great.

As a whole, it’s been a tough start for the Mets, who currently have a 26-33 record this season. To say things have gone awry for them would be an understatement. That said, the team looks to be gaining momentum with a healthy Juan Soto, but when comparing Bichette’s numbers to his former teammates with the Blue Jays, it’s clear the adjustment is not going well for the 28-year-old.

The problems in the batter’s box start with discipline. Bichette’s underlying numbers show he’s having the worst offensive production rate since 2024, which was that season that was riddled with injuries. While he has stated he has recovered from his knee injury that he sustained against the New York Yankees last September, there may be some lingering effects of that injury that are affecting his play.

Bichette began the season at third base, and unsurprisingly, it did not go well. The former Blue Jays was never an amazing fielder, but he has made two errors at the hot corner, with -2 Defensive Runs Saved, 2 Outs Above Average, and 1 Fielding Run Value.

With Francisco Lindor and Ronny Mauricio both hitting the injured list in late-April/early-May, Bichette has spent most of last month at shortstop. There, he had -3 DRS, -2 OAA, and -1 OAA in 237.1 innings, already committing five errors.

While Bichette’s numbers aren’t ideal, he hit .240, with three home runs, 10 RBIs, and had a .740 OPS in the final two weeks of May. This could be a step in the right direction, and Carlos Mendoza, the Mets manager, has come out in support of Bichette, stating how he is a good hitter and some of his stretches have been classified as “unlucky.”

His BABIP of .241 backs that up, a career-worst at this point, is just the second season where Bichette has had a BABIP below .335. He’s not finding the holes he does when he’s at his best.

Comparing the numbers to his former Blue Jays teammates, Bichette’s five home runs would be tied for third, joining Ernie Clement, Daulton Varsho, and George Springer with five long balls. In terms of RBI, Bichette also would be tied for second on the team in RBIs with Jesús Sánchez and Andrés Giménez.

Kazuma Okamoto is seen as Bichette’s offensive replacement. The third baseman is slashing .214/.303/.419 with a team-leading 12 home runs, but with a 32.4 K% and 10.1 BB%. He’s been more productive than Bichette this season, but there are concerns with the Blue Jays’ new third baseman.

Defensively, Giménez replaced Bichette at shortstop, and has provided the team with -1 Defensive Runs Saved, but 5 Outs Above Average and 5 Fielding Run Value. For context,  Bichette had -12 DRS, -13 OAA, and -10 OAA in his 1,139 innings at shortstop last season.

In short, Bichette leaving the Blue Jays was always going to tough adjustment given the Mets’ market size. And with player options for the 2027 and 2028 season old,  this could turn into buyer’s remorse from Steve Cohen and Co. But that may change in the near future if he can continue to hit as he has in the past two weeks.