What would a Florida kid want to do with Massachusetts? Don’t we Northeasterners go south and not vice versa? It works a little differently in sports. You follow the money. When it comes to New York Mets free agent Pete Alonso, every action and word seems to suggest he’ll go wherever the money is.
But what if everything’s equal? There will be a line in the sand drawn by the Mets. A team who fits the need for a right-handed power bat at first base like Alonso are the Boston Red Sox. Less annoying than if he was to sign with the New York Yankees, the NY Post’s Jon Heyman found the number one reason why Alonso is destined to end up with the Red Sox when it’s all over with.