Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Brewers.
The shortstop drove a Freddy Peralta fastball over the wall in center field in the first inning to open the scoring on the afternoon. Bichette has three long balls in the last six games, part of a month-long hot streak that has seen him slash .347/.382/.556 since the beginning of May with six of his 12 homers on the season.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Goes yard again
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Bichette went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, one triple and three additional RBI in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Twins.
Bichette extended his hit streak to seven games Saturday while also posting his fifth multi-hit performance in that stretch. He also smacked a home run for the second consecutive game, taking Pablo Lopez deep in the first inning. The shortstop drove in four of the Blue Jays' seven runs, boosting his season total to 37 RBI, which is tied for 10th in MLB. Through 53 games, Bichette is slashing .335/.373/.537 with 11 home runs and two stolen bases.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Mashes 10th homer
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Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's victory over the Twins.
Bichette is now on a six-game hit streak, and also ranks fourth in the league with a .329 batting average. The shortstop is currently on pace to pass his career-high mark of 29 homers in a season, which he achieved in 2021.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Three hits in Tuesday's romp
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Bichette went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's rout of the Rays.
The Blue Jays nearly set franchise records with a 20-run, 27-hit outburst, and Bichette carved out his share of the production. It's the third time in the last six games the shortstop has rapped out three hits, and since the calendar flipped to May he's slashing .333/.375/.489 with three homers, a steal, 12 runs and 12 RBI in 21 contests.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Crushes homer in three-hit night
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss against the Yankees.
Bichette popped a first-inning homer and picked up two singles off Nestor Cortes. The shortstop is cruising with a .328 batting average and nine homers this year. However, he has swiped just one bag in 2023 after taking 38 combined in the previous two seasons.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Clubs eighth homer
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Bichette went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Phillies.
He was one of the few Jays to have much success against Aaron Nola on the night, launching a solo shot off the right-hander in the sixth inning. Bichette has five multi-hit performances in his last nine games, batting a blistering .375 (15-for-40) over that stretch to boost his slash line on the season to .331/.372/.545 with eight homers, 24 RBI and 26 runs in 36 contests. The only disappointing element of his production so far has been his 1-for-3 showing on steal attempts.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Five knocks in loss
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Bichette went 5-for-5 with a three-run home run and a steal in Monday's 6-5 loss against the Red Sox.
Bichette blasted a homer and racked up three RBI for a second straight night en route to posting his second five-hit game of the season. After a torrid start, the shortstop had cooled off a bit, but he appears to be back on track and is currently slashing .344/.379/.522 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Bichette also recorded his first steal of the year Monday, which hasn't been a big part of his game since going 25-for-26 during his first season as a full-time starter (2021).
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Three hits, homer in win
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the White Sox.
Bichette drove in runs with all three of his hits Wednesday -- two RBI singles and a solo homer off Jimmy Lambert in the seventh inning. The 25-year-old Bichette had cooled off after a hot start to the season, going 8-for-38 with just one extra-base hit in his previous 10 games. He's still slashing an outstanding .340/.381/.528 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored through 113 plate appearances this year.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Five hits in win over Rays
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Bichette went 5-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's win over Tampa Bay.
It took a perfect night from the shortstop to end the Rays' perfect start to the season. Bichette has had a pretty great start to 2023 himself, collecting multiple hits in five of the last eight games and slashing .391/.418/.641 through 67 plate appearances with four doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs. The only blemish on his line is that Bichette has yet to successfully steal a base after swiping 38 in 47 attempts over the last two seasons.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Launches fourth homer
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Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Tigers.
The Blue Jays put on a fireworks display in their home opener, clubbing five homers in total, and Bichette's contribution came in the eighth inning off Mason Englert. The shortstop has hit safely in five straight games, homering in three of them, and on the season Bichette is slashing .353/.389/.627 with two doubles, four long balls, nine RBI and 10 runs in 11 contests.
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Posts another big game at plate
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Bichette went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Bichette gave Toronto an early lead with his two-run homer to center field in the third inning, one of three hits he produced in the contest. The talented shortstop has gone deep in each of his past two games and has racked up multiple hits in three straight contests. He's been one of the league's top hitters early on with a .381/.409/.643 slash line, three homers and eight RBI through nine games.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Swats go-ahead homer in seventh
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Bichette went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead three-run home run and a double in Friday's win over the Angels.
With the Blue Jays trailing in the seventh inning, Bichette took Jimmy Herget deep to give Toronto a 4-3 lead and ultimately a victory. It's the second homer of the season for the shortstop, and he's driven in six runs. After getting off to a slow start in 2022 it's nice to see early success for Bichette, as seen in a .342/.359/.553 slash line over the first eight contests of 2023.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Pops first homer of 2023
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Bichette went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.
Remarkably, it's the first home run of the season for a Blue Jays team that was one of only seven last year to launch 200 or more. Bichette's had a great start at the plate, going 8-for-19 (.421) with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in addition to Monday's blast, and the 25-year-old shortstop will look to take his production to another level in 2023 after slashing a combined .294/.338/.477 over the last two seasons with 53 homers and 38 steals.
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Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Four hits in wild Opening Day win
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Bichette went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Cardinals.
The Blue Jays played small ball and lots of it with 16 singles on the afternoon, and Bichette and George Springer accounted for eight of them from the top of the order. Bichette has never hit below .290 in his four big-league seasons, but the 25-year-old could be ready to take a big step forward with his overall production in 2023 after posting a career-low .802 OPS last year.
