Blue Jays’ Bichette to play for Brazil at 2026 World Baseball Classic
Bo Bichette will take the field alongside his brother, Dante Jr., for Brazil at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Bo Bichette will take the field alongside his brother, Dante Jr., for Brazil at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
It will be the first time he will compete at the main event for his mother, Mariana’s, home country, after Brazil failed to qualify in 2023.
“It means a lot to our whole family that my brothers and I are playing,” Bichette told MLB.com. “We want to do our best to contribute to the team’s victory and draw some attention to Brazilian baseball.”
The son of former major-leaguer Dante Bichette is also eligible to compete for Team USA, but is stuck behind the likes of Bobby Witt Jr., Corey Seager, Trea Turner and Gunnar Henderson.
Bichette is slashing .290/.326/.363 for the Toronto Blue Jays and is an impending free agent come the end of the season.
Dante Jr. was a first-round pick by the New York Yankees in 2011 and represented Brazil during the 2017 qualifiers, also with Bo.
“I want to draw some attention to Brazilian baseball. There are a lot of great players in Brazil, and I hope that one day they will play in the majors.”
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to begin on March 5, 2026, and will be hosted in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo and Miami.
Brazil will compete against the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B at Daikin Park in Houston.
