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Bo bichette
Bo Joseph Bichette (born March 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 9th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.
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High school
Bichette was home schooled, but competed in baseball for Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a senior, he batted .569 with 13 home run, and was named the Gatorade/USA Today Florida Player of the Year and Florida's Mr. Baseball. Bichette committed to attend Arizona State University to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Professional career
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Bichette in the second round, with the 66th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He stated afterward that he turned down four offers during the draft in order to go to Toronto, and signed on June 17. After opening the season with a .421 batting average, four home runs, and 35 runs batted in (RBI) through 20 games with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, Bichette was placed on the 7-day disabled list after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. He would return shortly before the end of the season, appearing in another two games. Despite missing more than half of the season with injury, Bichette was named the Gulf Coast League's end-of-season All-Star at shortstop on September 13. During the offseason, he represented Brazil at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Personal life
Bichette is the son of Dante Bichette and the younger brother of Dante Bichette, Jr..
