PORT ST. LUCIE — Bo Bichette is scheduled to play shortstop on Friday against the Cardinals to just keep him familiar with the position in case he is needed in an emergency, The Post has learned.
Bichette told The Post that he and Carlos Mendoza spoke about this a few days ago and that he is “excited” to do it as a way to potentially help the team. Bichette said it is the only game he is scheduled to play at shortstop this spring.
There are configurations of the roster in which neither Vidal Bruján nor Ronny Mauricio make the roster, which would leave the Mets without a traditional backup shortstop. In that scenario, the Mets would likely favor having Carson Benge make the team as the starting right fielder with Mike Tauchman making the roster to join Luis Torrens, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos on the bench.
Bichette is a career-long shortstop who signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the Mets this past offseason to play third base. He said because of his familiarity with the position he feels like he would be able to comfortably fill in for a few innings or even a game if necessary.
