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Pete Alonso seems to be prepared to bend the knee a bit of bit with the intention to stick with the New York Mets.
Jim Duquette of SiriusXM reported that the primary baseman’s camp provided the Mets a 3 12 months cope with opt-outs that was solely accessible to New York. Will Sammon of The Athletic confirmed the rumor.
“League sources confirmed a report from SiriusXM analyst Jim Duquette, a former New York Mets basic supervisor, saying Alonso’s camp provided the Mets a three-year cope with opt-outs. Duquette reported the supply was solely accessible to the Mets,” Sammon wrote. “The previous exec added that Alonso’s agent Scott Boras declined to remark.”
Alonso is a four-time All-Star and has been a significant piece of the Mets lineup for a number of seasons. He hit .240/.329/.459 with 34 house runs and 88 RBIs in 2024 and helped lead the Mets to the NLCS.
The Mets made the largest splash of the offseason, signing outfielder Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million deal to be the brand new franchise face. Whereas the core ought to focus on Soto and shortstop Francisco Lindor, Alonso may stay a secure right-handed energy bat and first baseman for a Mets group hoping to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers for supremacy within the Nationwide League.
Alonso had already turned down a three-year, $90 million deal from the Mets earlier within the offseason. The San Francisco Giants have additionally been linked to Alonso and will lure him away from New York.
Duquette and Sammon’s report appears to point that Alonso would need a bigger deal from San Francisco and that the Mets could have the ball of their nook for retaining Alonso’s companies.
