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Pete Alonso lobbied Mets for Luis Rojas after ‘very unfortunate’ mess

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Luis Rojas is a new name to most Mets fans, but not to his players — and those who played for him in the minor leagues are confident the rookie manager will be up to the task of guiding the team through what could be a tricky transition after Carlos Beltran was let go due to his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal from 2017.

“I wouldn’t call it a rocky offseason,’’ Pete Alonso said Saturday, at the Mets’ FanFest at Citi Field, of the tumultuous last few weeks. “I think the stuff that happened with Carlos is very unfortunate.