Longtime Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, who has garnered “ serious ” interest from the Red Sox this offseason, expressed willingness to shift to second base, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported Wednesday during an appearance on MLB Network.

Bichette sprained his left knee on Sept. 6 after a collision with Yankees catcher Austin Wells, and went on to miss the remainder of the regular season, as well as the American League Division Series and the American League Championship Series, before returning for Game 1 of the World Series at an unfamiliar position: second base.

Historically shortstops are paid more than second basemen because of their value defensively. But Bichette could be an outlier in this situation by the sheer offensive upside he brings. In other words, teams are buying his bat, not his glove, a reality Bichette apparently is willing to acknowledge.

Bo Bichette has informed teams he is willing to play second base moving forward, Mark Feinsand of MLB Network reports.

Just yesterday (Wednesday), we learned that Bo Bichette was letting teams interested in acquiring his services know that he was open to moving to second base, the position he played for the first time in his major league career at this year’s World Series.

TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was pulled off the mound in Game 7 of the World Series after allowing Bo Bichette’s three-run homer in the third inning Saturday night. It wasn’t what the two-way star hoped for in his final appearance of the season, but ...

The Boston Red Sox and shortstop Bo Bichette recently met over Zoom, sources told Ari Alexander of 7News Boston.The meeting went well for both sides, according to Alexander, who adds the free agent left the encounter impressed with the organization.