The wait is over. All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso is again with the New York Mets for 2025, in keeping with ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Passan was the primary to report that the 2 sides had been in settlement.
Whereas Alonso returns to the Mets, the one group he is ever identified, his first foray into free company was something however a triumph regardless of hiring tremendous agent Scott Boras to spearhead his seek for an enormous payday. That has earned the latter much criticism, as he appears to solely be capable of wield his affect over true celebrity shoppers like Alonso’s new Mets teammate Juan Soto.
Nonetheless, Alonso will get the closure he was looking for (and lots of had been anticipating), even when not underneath the circumstances he hoped for. An enormous purpose why the veteran first baseman’s market stagnated was undoubtedly his age (30), but in addition his one-dimensional ability set. As a primary baseman who performs common protection and provides little else however the potential to hit 30 to 40 dwelling runs per season, Alonso’s worth was by no means sky-high.
In different phrases, the two-time Residence Run Derby champion overplayed his hand on the open market, hoping to attain higher than the seven-year, $158 million he was reportedly offered by the Mets in 2023.
Alonso hit 34 dwelling runs in 2024, good for a .788 OPS. With 226 profession dwelling runs underneath his belt, he can now resume his chase for the Mets’ all-time dwelling run file, at present held by legendary outfielder Darryl Strawberry, who had 252 in the orange and blue.
Alonso will be a part of a Mets lineup in 2025 that already has celebrity shortstop Francisco Lindor and outfielder Juan Soto, in addition to key returning gamers like outfielder Brandon Nimmo, catcher Francisco Alvarez, third baseman Mark Vientos and utility man Jeff McNeil, amongst others.
New York may even look to make its second consecutive postseason look in 2025.
