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Blue Jays Extend Qualifying Offer to Bo Bichette
The Blue Jays made a $22.025 million qualifying offer to 27-year-old Bo Bichette, who is a free agent for the first time after hitting .311 with 18 home runs last season.
- On Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays extended a qualifying offer to free-agent infielder Bo Bichette worth $22.05 million for the 2026 season under MLB's qualifying offer system.
- Bo Bichette, a seven-year Blue Jays player, is a first-time free agent after his 2019 debut, and the qualifying offer lets Toronto retain negotiating rights or get draft-pick compensation if he signs elsewhere.
- Coming off a productive season, Bo Bichette hit.311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs, 94 RBIs across 139 regular-season games and returned from a knee sprain to hit.348 in the World Series.
- Bichette has until Nov. 18 to accept the offer, and the Toronto Blue Jays can still negotiate a new contract with him this winter; if he rejects, Toronto will receive draft-pick compensation.
- The front office resumed offseason work as Toronto Blue Jays reinstated right-handers Angel Bastardo, Bowden Francis, Yimi García, Nick Sandlin, and Robinson Pina cleared waivers.
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