Bo Bichette

Bo Bichette
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Born: (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Bo Joseph Bichette is an American professional baseball baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 12th on Major League Baseball's Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[1]

High school

Bichette was home schooled, but competed in baseball for Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2] As a senior, he batted .569 with 13 home run, and was named the Gatorade/USA Today Florida Player of the Year[3] and Florida's Mr. Baseball.[4] Bichette committed to attend Arizona State University to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[3]

Professional career

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Bichette in the second round, with the 66th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He stated afterward that he turned down four offers during the draft in order to go to Toronto, and signed on June 17.[6][7] After opening the season with a .421 batting average, four home runs, and 35 runs batted in (RBI) through 20 games with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, Bichette was placed on the 7-day disabled list after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.[8] He would return shortly before the end of the season, appearing in another two games.[9] Despite missing more than half of the season with injury, Bichette was named the Gulf Coast League's end-of-season All-Star at shortstop on September 13.[10] During the offseason, he represented Brazil at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[11]

Personal life

Bichette is the son of Dante Bichette and the younger brother of Dante Bichette, Jr..[12]

References

  1. ↑ "MLB 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "High school game's a fun break for MLB prospect Bo Bichette". Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "First-day draft prospect Bo Bichette makes the rounds". Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bo Bichette named Florida's Mr. Baseball day before MLB Draft". Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Live MLB draft blog: Day 1 highlights". Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ Birenbaum, Jonathan (June 10, 2016). "Bichette: Blue Jays were the top team on my list". thescore.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays 2016 Draft Results". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ Fidlin, Ken (July 28, 2016). "Jays bring back catcher Kratz". torontosun.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bo Bichette Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (September 13, 2016). "Nationals' Soto leads GCL All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mcwilliam, Bryan (September 22, 2016). "15-year-old Brazilian pitcher hits 94 mph at WBC qualifier". thescore.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ "ALL-USA Watch: Bo Bichette has been bombing away for Lakewood (Fla.) baseball". May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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