Bo Bichette once revealed how Marcus Semien meant ‘everything’ to him as Blue Jays teammates

Bo Bichette has a friend waiting for him in Queens. 

The newest Mets star will reunite with Marcus Semien, with whom he previously spent a season in Toronto. 

During a postgame press conference at the end of that 2021 season, Bichette showed his immense respect for the veteran second baseman, which could indicate that he’s pumped to be reunited with Semien.

“Everything,” Bichette said when asked what took away from playing with Semien. “He’s meant a lot to me.”

The pair shared the middle infield in Toronto during Semien’s first and only season with the Blue Jays after leaving in free agency that winter for a seven-year, $175 million deal with the Rangers. 

Semien had signed a one-year, $18 million contract with the Blue Jays before that campaign. 

Both players enjoyed some of the best seasons of their careers in ’21. 

Bichette, playing in his third big league season, made his first All-Star team, hitting 29 home runs with 102 RBIs while leading the American League with 191 hits. 

Semien’s year was even better. 

After slashing .265/.334/.538 with a career-high 45 homers and 102 RBIs, Semien finished third in the AL MVP voting. 

He also had a trio of firsts, making his first All-Star team and winning the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards at second base.

The Blue Jays went 91-71, but finished outside the playoff picture in a tough AL East. 

Bichette and Semien both joined the Mets from the junior circuit this offseason. 

In November, the Mets sent Brandon Nimmo to Texas for Semien in what David Stearns described as a better fit on the field, in the clubhouse and contractually. 

On Friday, Bichette joined him, signing a three-year, $126 million deal with opt-outs after the first two years to come to Queens.