ATLANTA — Imagine if the Mets reported to SunTrust Park Friday afternoon and welcomed Pete Alonso, just recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, while wishing him good luck in his major league debut.
Would you take that scenario in return for Alonso not reaching free agency until after the 2025 season?
Didn’t think so.
As if to save his best for last in this bonus period, to reward the Mets one last time for doing the right thing, the rookie slugger made his loudest statement yet here on Thursday night. Alonso’s team-leading sixth homer ensured that the Mets would prevail, 6-3, in their first game of the season against the Braves and placed his team (8-4) alone atop the ultra-competitive National League East.