National pundits react to Orioles adding former Mets star Pete Alonso

Mets infielder Pete Alonso talks with teammates during a spring training practice in February 2025. Alonso will join the Orioles in 2026, improving a lineup that needed a power hitter. (Jeff Roberson/AP)Most Popular

Pete Alonso waves to Mets fans in August during a ceremony to honor his 253rd home run, a Mets franchise record. Alonso will play for the Orioles in 2026, giving Baltimore a proven power bat in the middle of its lineup. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)First baseman Pete Alonso has spent his entire career with the New York Mets, who drafted him in the second round of the 2016 MLB draft. (Aaron Gash/AP)