Dante Bichette Jr. hair, explained: Why brother of Bo Bichette is rocking green locks for Brazil at WBC originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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One of Team Brazil’s biggest storylines ahead of this World Baseball Classic may not be their first appearance in the tournament since 2013. It’s the fact that one of their players has green, yellow, and blue hair.
Dante Bichette Jr., son of former MLB player Dante Bichette and the brother of current New York Mets shortstop Bo Bichette, has been seen sporting hair that looks straight out of a rock concert.
Bichette Jr. was drafted in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft by the New York Yankees. While he didn’t have the neon flow then, he will be donning it during this tournament.
Here is the story behind Bichette Jr.’s hair, which features the same colors as Brazil’s flag.
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Dante Bichette Jr hair
Fans will easily be able to spot Bichette Jr. at this year’s World Baseball Classic. Here he is pictured with three other teammates from Brazil. Bichette Jr. is featured on the top left.
Team Brazil is back at the #WorldBaseballClassic for the first time since 2013!
• Dante Bichette Jr.
• Joseph Contreras
• Lucas Ramirez
• Thyago Vieira pic.twitter.com/y6ESi5yJFj— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 3, 2026
This 2025 interview with Bichette Jr. features him discussing the 6-hour process of dying his hair, which required bleaching and dyeing it strand by strand.
Bichette Jr. originally dyed his hair green, yellow, and blue to match Brazil’s flag. However, according to Bichette, the hot Brazilian sun drowned out the green, creating a more neon yellow set of locks (with a hint of blue, per Bichette Jr.)
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Why does Dante Bichette Jr. have green hair?
While St. Patrick’s Day shares the same date as the WBC Championship game (March 17), Bichette Jr. did not dye his hair to channel his inner leprechaun.
Bichette Jr. hasn’t given a specific reason for the green color, but it does match the most prevalent color on Brazil’s flag.
Last year, Bichette Jr. wanted to match Brazil’s flag with a “green, yellow, blue, yellow, green” color scheme while representing the country in WBC qualifiers. However, eventually the sun bleached his hair completely yellow.
Luckily for Bichette Jr., Brazil will play their group games against the U.S., Italy, and Great Britain in Houston’s Daikin Park. The home of the Astros is equipped with a retractable roof that is usually closed due to Houston’s arid temperatures.
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Why is Dante Bichette Jr. on Brazil?
Bichette Jr.’s mother, Mariana, calls Brazil her home country. This means both of her sons are eligible to play for the green, yellow, and blue.
Both Bichette brothers were lined up to share the diamond together for Brazil. However, in January, Bo pulled out of the competition.
Bichette’s father, former Major Leaguer Dante Bichette, is an American, so Bichette Jr. also has eligibility to play for the United States, but decided to represent Brazil.
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Are Dante Bichette Jr. and Bo Bichette related?
Bichette Jr. is the older brother of the current Mets’ shortstop. Bichette Jr. is the older brother who was born in 1992, while Bo was born in 1998.
Bichette Jr. was a former first-round selection in the 2011 MLB draft by the New York Yankees.
Both brothers are the sons of former MLB player Dante Bichette. Their father played for five Major League Baseball teams over a 14-season career (1988–2001). Bichette Sr. was a four-time All-Star outfielder for the Colorado Rockies and also played for the California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox.