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Pete Alonso: Mets on the brink of something extremely special

TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso returned to his old high school Saturday for a charity event being held just a long home run away from the residence of late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

It was only natural that a question would come up referencing the big-spending Steinbrenner and Mets owner Steve Cohen, who went on a major shopping spree this offseason.

Asked if he had a sense of what it would've been like to play for the demanding Steinbrenner, Alonso said he didn't know.

"There's only one way to find out, and that's just to keep watching as it unfolds.