{"id":524032,"date":"2026-01-16T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/524032\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:31:13","slug":"pirates-will-face-bo-bichette-in-his-mets-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/524032\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates will face Bo Bichette in his Mets debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucsdugout.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> are counting down the days before Opening Day, when they will face off against the New York Mets at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, the Pirates\u2019 job to beat the Mets in the first game of the season may have gotten a little more challenging after the team signed Toronto Blue Jays star <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fbo-bichette-deal-with-mets\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bo Bichette<\/a> to a three-year, $126 million contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe Mets have agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal with infielder Bo Bichette, a source told MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand on Friday. The club has not confirmed. MLB Network insider Jon Heyman reported that the deal includes two opt-outs and is pending a physical,\u201c MLB.com contributor Manny Randhawa wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cAfter trading for second baseman Marcus Semien in the offseason, the Mets plan on starting Bichette at third, according to MLB.com\u2019s Jon Paul Morosi. The incumbent third baseman is Brett Baty, who delivered career highs in homers (18) and RBIs (50) in 130 games. Baty missed the last week of the regular season with a right oblique injury.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bichette won\u2019t have things easier either because he will likely match up with Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes in his first game with the Mets. Skenes is coming off a Cy Young season and he still has the potential to get even better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After large contracts were fleshed out to Bichette and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker, it\u2019s beginning to feel a lot like baseball season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">BD community, what do you think of Bichette and the Mets? 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