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Bichette took Cristopher Sanchez deep in the sixth inning for his 17th home run of the season. The 28-year-old also has 76 RBI while slashing .263/.312/.392 in his first season with the Mets. It hasn’t been a tremendous year for Bichette, but he hasn’t been a terrible offseason addition and has taken to third base relatively well. It remains to be seen if he will be with the Mets in 2027 or opt out of his deal.

He calls it the “trickiest decision in the free agent class.” Bichette has hit .298/.346/.464 with 11 homers in 85 games since June even if his seasonal stats look a little rough. Passan ultimately guesses he will opt out, but it sounds like staying is still on the table for Bichette.

Bichette is much-maligned, but the third baseman has gone 52-for-181 (.287) since the All-Star break with six home runs, 23 runs scored, and 21 RBI in 46 games. Similarly, he has graded out far better as a defender at third base this season than he was at shortstop over the last two seasons in Toronto.

Bichette’s home run was his 16th of the season. He hit a three-run shot to give the Mets the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Bichette has hit two home runs in his last three games. He’s hitting .264 with a .713 OPS and 71 RBI this year.

Bichette wound up missing just one game after fouling a ball off his left foot against the Brewers earlier this week. He hasn’t exactly exceeded expectations in his Mets debut, but hasn’t been a total disaster either, slashing .262/.309/.390 with 64 runs scored, 14 homers, 66 RBI and one steals in 572 plate appearances.

He missed last night’s game due to a foot contusion suffered against the Brewers on Wednesday. It evidently wasn’t all that serious. Bichette will take his hacks against RHP Hunter Brown.

He fouled a ball off his foot yesterday and was removed from the game. He remains out today. Brett Baty will get a chance to flail against Jacob Misiorowski in Bichette’s stead.

Bichette’s early departure appears to be precautionary in nature since the Mets were trailing by a touchdown at the time. He managed to stay in the contest initially after fouling a ball off the inside of his left foot in the third inning. He finished 0-for-1 with a walk.

Bichette’s home run was his 14th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Luis Castillo in the third inning. Bichette’s slugging percentage is down more than 50 points since last year. His home run Saturday was his fourth in August after he failed to hit a big fly in July. Bichette is hitting .268 with a .712 OPS and 66 RBI.

Bichette socked his 12th home run of the season as the Mets’ comeback attempt in the ninth inning fell short. While he’s done well to bring his batting average back to an acceptable level over the last few months – it’s at .262 right now – next to no power has come with it. He has just eight extra-base hits since July 1st in what’s become a lost season.