BREAKING NEWS: The New York Mets Are Signing Bo Bitchette
There you go. The Mets pivoted VERY quickly after missing out on Tucker.
According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the New York Mets are signing Bo Bitchette, and the deal is pending a physical.
Breaking: The New York Mets and Bo Bichette are in agreement on a three-year deal, pending physical, league source tells The Athletic.
— Will Sammon (@WillSammon) January 16, 2026
Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the deal is a 3 year, $126 million deal.
Breaking: Bo Bichette to Mets. $126M, 3 years
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 16, 2026
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic later confirms this, and adds that there are no deferrals, but there are opt-outs after years one and two.
Source confirms Bichette deal with Mets, first reported by @WillSammon, is for three years, $126M. No deferrals. Opt-outs after years one and two.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 16, 2026
Jon Morosi of MLB.com expands on that report by commenting that Bitchette is expected to play 3B for the Mets.
Bo Bichette is expected to play third base for the Mets, source says. @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 16, 2026
Jon Heyman follows up his own report by saying that Bitchette gets a full no-trade clause.
Bichette also gets full no-trade
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 16, 2026
Bob Nightengale of USA Today has adds a little background to how the Mets signed him.
The Phillies had agreed to Bo Bichette’s request for a 7-year, $200 million deal last night and believed they would sign him until the Mets swooped in with their 3-year, $126 million offer after losing out in in the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 16, 2026
More to come…