Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette makes franchise history against the Athletics
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Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette made franchise history by hitting his 100th career home run, surpassing Tony Fernandez and Alex Gonzalez.
Following an impressive week of play, Bo Bichette capped things off by reaching uncharted territory in Toronto Blue Jays history.
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette makes franchise history against the Athletics
With a second-inning swing that went yard against the Athletics on Saturday, the 27-year-old became the first shortstop in franchise history to reach 100 career MLB home runs.
Toronto edged out an 8-7 victory on Saturday, fueled by Bichette's early home run and a pair of Springer dingers.
The milestone-reaching knock was his second homer of the four-game series and third in his last four outings. He's now at seven for the season.
Bichette entered the day slashing .279/.328/.425 for 25 runs and 31 RBIs on 240 at-bats.
The two-time all-star now stands alone with his 100 dingers at SS in the Blue Jays record books, even more than the late Tony Fernandez, who had 94 and is considered the greatest to play the position in team history, or Alex Gonzales who hit 83 in 890 games with the Jays and reached double-digit homers in six of his final seven seasons in Toronto.
Bichette was an All-Star in 2021 and 2023, leading the American League in hits in 2021 and 2022.
He is one of 12 active shortstops who has cleared the century mark in home runs.
I seems like yesterday (actually six years ago) that Bichette hit his first home run, which kind of caught Buck and Pat by surprise during the broadcast.
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JUIN 1 | 189 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette makes franchise history against the Athletics Will the Blue Jays sign Bo Bichette to an extension, trade him at the deadline or let him test free agency? |
Sign to an extension | 128 | 67.7 % |
Trade him at the deadline | 38 | 20.1 % |
Test free agency | 23 | 12.2 % |
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