The mere idea of Pete Alonso as a free agent is enough to put the most devoted of Mets fans into a cold sweat. Now that he’s almost certainly testing the market next offseason, it’s a wonder Queens isn’t a tiny spot of drought surrounded by a Tuesday snowstorm.
That’s because team president David Stearns had some less than ideal news on Monday. There will be no long-term extension and the Mets’ star first baseman hitting free agency is “probably the most likely outcome.”
Alonso’s power was on full display again in 2023.