MLB Insider Jon Morosi gives update on Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette
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MLB Insider Jon Morosi gives us an update on Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette's WBC status.
Bo Bichette will take the field alongside his brother, Dante Jr., for Brazil at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
It will be the first time he will compete at the main event for his mother, Mariana's, home country, after Brazil failed to qualify in 2023.
International baseball update: Bo Bichette is expected to be on Brazil's preliminary 2026 @WBCBaseball roster, from which the final group will be chosen sometime after Jan. 1
"It means a lot to our whole family that my brothers and I are playing," Bichette told MLB.com. "We want to do our best to contribute to the team's victory and draw some attention to Brazilian baseball."
The son of former major-leaguer Dante Bichette is also eligible to compete for Team USA, but is stuck behind the likes of Bobby Witt Jr., Corey Seager, Trea Turner and Gunnar Henderson.
Bichette (8) leads MLB in multi-hit games this season. Bichette is now hitting .302 on the season (fourth) with 40 doubles (second). He's also blasted 16 home runs, driven in 83 runs, and scored 69 runs in 128 games played this season.
Bo Bichette's Players' Weekend bat is the Brazil flag. Bo and his brother Dante Jr. are playing for the Brazilian National Team in the 2026 WBC
Dante Jr. was a first-round pick by the New York Yankees in 2011 and represented Brazil during the 2017 qualifiers, also with Bo.
"I want to draw some attention to Brazilian baseball. There are a lot of great players in Brazil, and I hope that one day they will play in the majors."
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to begin on March 5, 2026, and will be hosted in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo and Miami.
Brazil will compete against the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B at Daikin Park in Houston.
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