'Homey Has Anthony Volpe Playing SS' – Mets Fans Defend Bo Bichette While Trolling The Yankees

Bichette was a shortstop throughout his seven-year spell in the MLB with the Toronto Blue Jays. However, his defensive metrics were consistently among the worst for his position, even though he compensates for the deficiencies with his bat. He started as a second baseman for the Blue Jays after returning from injury for the World Series last year.

Mets Fans Defend Bo Bichette For His Fielding Skills

New York Yankees fans trolled the New York Mets on social media, responding to a video clip of Bo Bichette missing an easy ground ball while taking his fielding drills. The Mets fanbase also fired back with their own shots at the Yankees’ lineup by comparing him with Anthony Volpe.

“Homey has Anthony Volpe playing SS,” replied one Mets fan, taking a dig at the struggles of the Yankees infielder last year.

“Reminds me a lot of Volpe,” one Mets fan responded.

“Bo was watching Anthony Volpe highlights before practice,” posted another Mets fan.

“Bo was never a great fielder,” posted another Mets fan to defend Bichette.

“He’s learning a new position you think he’s gonna field everything flawlessly?” asked one fan.

“Trolling a guy in spring training learning a new position,” added one Mets fan.

“This happens to everyone. Especially in spring,” explained another Mets supporter.

“He would fit right in with the 2024 Yankees,” answered another Mets fan, referring to shoddy defending from the team that cost them a World Series.

Despite his reputation as a mediocre defender, Bo Bichette showed improvement with his glove in the past few years. He was just shy of the league average with a .972 fielding percentage, while making 12 errors in 132 games. On the other hand, Volpe had a fielding percentage of .963 over 152 games while he led the American League with 19 errors.