Bo Bichette reveals what he thinks is causing struggles with Mets in 2026

The New York Mets might be in the middle of a 10-5 May with a 5-1 homestand, shifting the negative vibes in the opposite direction since a brutal April.

But, there is still one massive issue plaguing the Mets right now: Bo Bichette's production has been incredibly disappointing. For someone making $126 million over three years, his production has been a big letdown.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic shared some interesting reasoning from Bichette for why he's struggling so much with the Mets to begin the season.

Bo Bichette has interesting excuse for struggles with Mets

"There are a lot of things I didn't anticipate. Just dealing with everything," Bichette said. "New teammates. New organization. Staff. New fan base. Just everything, I think."

Players joining new teams go through struggles all the time. But these struggles with Bichette feel different. He's not just struggling; he's putting together a truly terrible season so far.

Through 46 games, Bichette has -0.7 bWAR with a .210 batting average and a .531 OPS with a 52 OPS+ since joining the Mets. Add in some bad defense, and it's been a season to forget for Bichette.

Besides the new environment, Bichette was asked about whether his switch back and forth from shortstop and third base has played a role in his struggles.

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"Maybe switching back and forth, not anticipating I would be playing there, might have something to do with it," Bichette said. "But no, I've hit as a shortstop my whole career."

It wouldn't have been hard to use this as an excuse for his struggles, but he's denying it has had an impact, as he's played shortstop before in his career, and he should be used to both his new spot at third and his usual shortstop position.

Bichette is explaining his early struggles with the Mets in part due to the new environment, the fan base, staff, teammates, and the new organization.

Those aren't some unreasonable excuses for a player struggling since signing with a new team. Though Bichette does have a different responsibility as a $42 million per-year player.

He will need to start playing better soon; otherwise, the new environment excuse will no longer be applicable once he's a few months into his Mets career.

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