Discover how Bo Bichette’s family legacy, global roots, and upbringing shaped one of baseball’s most talented young stars.

Bo Bichette family tree: Meet Blue Jays star's ex-All-Star dad Dante, former Yankee brother Dante Jr. and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Baseball is a worldwide pastime, and familial ties are present throughout the major leagues.

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At any rate, playing in Colorado worked wonders for Bo's dad. Dante Bichette spent seven seasons with the Rockies, named an All-Star four times, twice leading the majors in total hits and batting .316. In his seven MLB seasons elsewhere, he was a .269-hitting, replacement-level, zero-time All-Star.

An ability to make contact and get on base is Bichette’s calling card and something the Rockies desperately need in a hitter. He owns a career 19.4% strikeout rate and had a career-low 14.5% rate in 2025. Sure, he’s not going to walk a ton, but a roughly 6% walk rate isn’t too shabby considering he’s doing quite a bit with his bat.

In the top of the sixth inning, the Dodgers got two runners on with no out. Teoscar Hernández hit a comebacker to Blue Jays reliever Chris Bassitt, who went to second to get a force out in hopes of turning a double play. This put a runner on third with one out and the Dodgers followed with a sac fly. What if Bassitt cut down the lead runner?

Bo Bichette had a career-defining moment in the biggest game of his life, launching a three-run home run off Shohei Ohtani in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays dropped an instant classic to the Dodgers,