For much of the young 2026 season, Bo Bichette‘s production with the Mets has felt like a puzzle missing most, if not all, of its pieces. On Wednesday afternoon in Seattle, it seems like he found a few.
The Mets’ shortstop, turned third baseman, turned shortstop again, turned in one of his best performances since joining the team, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs as the Mets rolled past the Mariners 7-1 at T-Mobile Park, salvaging the final game of the series.
The Mets got on the board in the first inning after Bichette singled and eventually came around to score on a fielder’s choice. He came up again in the third, singling to left field.
Later on, in the fourth inning, with the game tied at one and the bases loaded, Bichette grounded a two-run single into center field, breaking the deadlock and igniting a four-run inning that the Mets never looked back from.
Bichette stepped to the plate once more in the sixth, collecting his fourth base hit of the night on an infield hit. He capped off the afternoon with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, driving home his third run of the day and putting an exclamation point on a desperately needed breakout performance.
The four-hit effort was Bichette’s first as a Met and the 19th four-hit game of his major league career. It also ended an ugly 0-for-16 skid that had fueled frustration among fans waiting for the former All-Star to find his footing in Queens.
For Mets fans who have dreaded his at-bats to start this season, this game was a much-needed reminder of the hitter the Mets believed they were getting when they signed him this past offseason.
“Hopefully, now, he continues to get results and he gets going here,” said manager Carlos Mendoza postgame. “I feel like this guy has been very unlucky, I hate to say it. He’s a good hitter.”
Mendoza isn’t exactly wrong. Bichette’s expected stats, that is, those stats that predict how he should be performing based on his sabermetrics, showcase a much more impactful story.
His expected batting average sits at .276, far above his actual .226 line. Plus, his expected slugging percentage lies even higher, at .425, a shocking .115 point difference compared to his actual number of .310.
Now, baseball is a game of averages. Yes, his expected stats look to be good, but the reality is, Bichette is struggling more than ever before when it comes to his whiff percentage and bat speed.
Whether this game becomes a turning point remains to be seen, but after weeks of searching for consistency, Bichette finally gave the Mets something they’ve been waiting for all season: A glimpse of what Bo Bichette looks like when everything clicks.
