Pete Alonso is a fan favorite in New York and one of the best Mets of the century. But his run in Queens is likely over.
SNY’s Andy Martino reported on Friday that the team expects Alonso to walk, as the two sides could not to come to terms on a new deal.
The 2019 National League Rookie of the Year’s run with the Metropolitans is about to come to an end after six successful seasons.
“The Mets have pivoted to plan B, post-Alonso. They now consider it the most likely outcome that Alonso will sign elsewhere,” Martino posted on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.
Alonso spent his entire MLB career with the Mets. New York drafted the first baseman out of the University of Florida in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft. Alonso went on to debut for the Mets in the 2019 season. From there, he went on to have a successful career. He’s hit a whopping 226 home runs in six big-league seasons. That includes a rookie record 53 in the 2019 season. Those 53 homers helped carry him to a runaway Rookie of the Year Award win that season.
Alonso then went on to hit 37, 40, 46, and 34 home runs in his next four full seasons. He socked 16 dingers in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He also became one of the most popular players among Met fans and in the city of New York.
The Mets will lose a fan favorite in Alonso if they indeed are parting ways. But business decisions will be made. Alonso, himself, has the right to move on too.
The MLB world had plenty to say about this news.
Either this is one last negotiating ploy, or the Mets/Alonso relationship has completely deteriorated this offseason.
Someone will have to answer for this, if true. https://t.co/Vj8tTPjXye
— Rich MacLeod (@richmacleod) January 16, 2025
This is stunning to me. Why are the Mets taking such a hard line stance on Alonso? You have the richest owner in the sport by a mile. https://t.co/OtdjuP8n5j
— Chris (@Chris_NYY28) January 16, 2025
“post-Alonso” as if he’s already signed elsewhere…? this still feels like posturing, but clearly the Mets are ready to move on
strange way for this to play out but hard to assess any of it until someone else actually pays Alonso something way beyond where Mets would’ve gone https://t.co/dlcc4KZwMX
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) January 16, 2025
Wow big update from Andy on the Alonso situation which now appears unlikely that the Mets retain him https://t.co/kMdAsV5az5
— Pat Ragazzo (@ragazzoreport) January 16, 2025
