Gators alum Pete Alonso is back with Mets

Mets Get Their Man: Pete Alonso AKA "The Polar Bear" Signs $54 Million, Two-Year Deal
The Mets saw the light and resigned Pete "Big Stack" Alonso to a two-year contract for $54 million with two opt-out clauses over the next two seasons. New York desperately needed his bat behind Juan Soto in their lineup.
Gators alum Pete Alonso is back with Mets, but Polar Bear needs big season
So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets, and everyone is happy. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a market.
Mets finalize Pete Alonso deal and re-sign injured reliever Drew Smith
Pete Alonso and the New York Mets finalized their $54 million, two-year contract on Wednesday as spring training opened in Florida with the team's first formal workout for pitchers and catchers. New York also re-signed injured reliever Drew Smith to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026.
Mets, Pete Alonso finally break stalemate: Polar Bear is here to stay
The two-time Home Run Derby champion is just 26 home runs from tying Darryl Strawberry’s franchise home run record (252), which the Mets expect Alonso to break this season. If he continues on his career home run pace, he’ll be known as the greatest Met power hitter in the team’s history.
Bill Madden: Everybody’s happy Pete Alonso is back with Mets, but Polar Bear needs big season
So Pete Alonso is back with the Mets and everyone is happy. The Polar Bear is happy because he never wanted to leave the Mets, especially after he grudgingly came to realize he didn’t have a market. Steve Cohen is happy because he got to appease Mets fans in bringing back their favorite son — at his price.
Fans spoke. The Mets listened. The Polar Bear is back
Pete Alonso is still a Met. And this one is as much about Mets fans as it is about their baseball team. Sometimes it’s a good thing when the owner is a fan, too. At the end of a long, hard winter of negotiation between the Mets and Alonso’s agent,
Mets finalize deal with slugger Pete Alonso as spring training starts
First baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets finalized his $54 million, two-year contract Wednesday as spring training opened for the team in Florida.
Pete Alonso re-signing with Mets on $54 million contract after long free agency
Slugging first baseman Pete Alonso agreed to a two-year, $54 million with New York Mets that includes an opt-out after the first year, finally re-signing with the team that drafted him after a drawn-out winter of negotiations, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
Pete Alonso deal opens up intriguing trade possibility for Mets
After being at Polar opposites for most of this offseason to create a Bear market for Pete Alonso, the Mets and their star reunited by reaching agreement Wednesday on a two-year, $54 million contract that will enable the slugger to opt out after the 2025 season if he wants.
“More Valuable Than Pete”: How Jose Iglesias Outshined Pete Alonso in 2024 and Must Return to Mets
Pete Alonso’s power has long been the Mets’ calling card. The post “More Valuable Than Pete”: How Jose Iglesias Outshined Pete Alonso in 2024 and Must Return to Mets appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Former Florida Gators Star Pete Alonso Bets on Himself with New Mets Contract
When former Florida Gators infielder Pete Alonso signed a short-term deal to rejoin the New York Mets, cynical eyes grew. How does a power hitter, in an era of seeing fewer and fewer big-time home run threats,
Mets’ David Stearns on re-signing Pete Alonso: ‘There’s no question — he makes us a better team’
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Mark Vientos, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose bask in Pete Alonso-Mets reunion: ‘Won the offseason’
Mets third baseman Mark Vientos — who might’ve been the first baseman this season had Alonso not come back — simply shared a ...