Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette going viral for openly flirting with trade: ‘I want to win’

Typically, master athletes effort their champion to debar generating perchance arguable buzz erstwhile speaking to reporters.

But successful different motion of what’s been a rocky play for nan Toronto Blue Jays, prima shortstop Bo Bichette appeared to openly flirt pinch nan thought of playing for a squad for illustration nan San Francisco Giants connected Wednesday.

“I haven’t really explored nan metropolis much. For me, first and foremost, I want to win. That would beryllium nan No. 1 privilege for maine if I was choosing a team, and nan Giants are evidently committed to that,” Bichette told NBC Sports San Francisco successful a clip making nan rounds connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.

“They’re successful a position to get nan correct type of players and I deliberation that’s what’s important.”

Baseball fans appeared to beryllium taken aback by Bichette’s remarks.

“This is crazy. … Dude is fundamentally begging to beryllium traded here! When does that ever happen???” X personification @SFGiantsGuy_ wrote successful portion Wednesday.

“Make it happen!”

X personification @LeafErikzen was besides critical.

“How is 1 of your prima players connected different web talking astir really he’d emotion to play for an statement for illustration nan Giants?” they wrote successful part.

“This squad keeps uncovering new, hilarious ways to embarrass itself.”

With Major League Baseball’s waste and acquisition deadline scheduled for July 30, Bichette isn’t nan only Jays subordinate to make buzz for appearing to artifact pinch nan thought of playing for different team.

Last month, prima first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. softened his stance connected playing for nan New York Yankees, a rival squad he erstwhile swore he’d ne'er play for.

“Sometimes 1 says things. It is not that I americium trying to return backmost what I said astir nan Yankees,” Guerrero told Virus Deportivo, which ESPN reported connected June 25.

Guerrero said he would “never motion pinch nan Yankees — not moreover dead,” successful 2022. He doubled down connected those remarks successful 2023 erstwhile he told nan New York Post it was a individual point pinch his family.

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But past month, he said “this is simply a business,” ESPN reported.

“I sat down and said pinch my dada (Vladimir Guerrero Sr.) and my family, and this is simply a business. And I said I would ne'er again talk astir this taxable and tons of group person asked maine astir it.”

Despite beating nan Giants 10-6 Wednesday, it’s mostly been a play to hide for nan Jays.

A mediocre win-loss record, a imaginable being handed a lengthy suspension just aft making his MLB debut, a play by a pitcher that went viral for nan incorrect reasons, and an epic illness against nan Boston Red Sox are conscionable immoderate of nan debased points.

The Jays will look to return nan three-game bid against nan Giants successful nan rubber lucifer connected Thursday.

First transportation is group for 3:45 p.m. eastern.