New York Mets Announce Bo Bichette Change Before White Sox Game

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 17: Bo Bichette #19 of the New York Mets hits an RBI single in the first inning as Luis Campusano #12 of the San Diego Padres looks on at Citi Field on August 17, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The New York Mets are set to begin a new series in MLB against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

The weekend series is taking place on the south side of Chicago, at Rate Field.

Ahead of the series opener, which will feature a pitching matchup between Sean Manaea and Sean Burke, the Mets revealed their lineup. It features a notable Bo Bichette change.

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Bo Bichette DHing on Friday Evening

GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 19: Carson Benge #3 of the New York Mets celebrates his fourth inning two run home run against the San Diego Padres with teammate Bo Bichette #19 at Citi Field on August 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Instead of his usual role as shortstop, Bo Bichette will DH for the Mets on Friday evening.

Here is the full New York Mets lineup, per @UnderdogMLB, for 8/21:

Mets 8/21: “A. Ewing CF F. Lindor SS B. Bichette DH C. Benge RF J. Young 1B L. Robert Jr. LF B. Baty 3B M. Semien 2B F. Alvarez C S. Manaea SP”

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Mets 8/21

A. Ewing CF F. Lindor SS B. Bichette DH C. Benge RF J. Young 1B L. Robert Jr. LF B. Baty 3B M. Semien 2B F. Alvarez C

S. Manaea SP

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There are not many overall changes for the Mets in this contest.

Luis Robert Jr. is slotted in the lineup instead of Francisco Alvarez, but aside from that, this Mets lineup looks nearly identical to Wednesday’s game.

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Looking at Bo Bichette This Season

GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 30: Bo Bichette #19 of the New York Mets in action during the game against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on July 30, 2026 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets won 4-2. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

While the Mets have had a bit of a disappointing season thus far, Bo Bichette has progressively gotten better since his horrid slump to start the season.

Across 503 at-bats, Bichette is batting .266 with 12 home runs, 62 runs scored, 64 RBI, and an OPS+ of 96.

He’s also added 104 hits and 21 doubles.

Bichette, unlike star players like Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor, has pretty much been an everyday player for the Mets this season.

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