After months on the free agent market, Pete Alonso reportedly is returning to the New York Mets.
The All-Star first baseman agreed to a two-year, $54 million deal on Wednesday, based on a number of media experiences.
Alonso is ready to make $30 million this yr (together with a $10 million signing bonus), then can have a participant choice price $24 million for 2026, per the experiences.
The New York Put up and USA Immediately reported that Alonso turned down a three-year supply from the Mets (price $71 million, per USA Immediately) earlier than accepting the two-year contract.
He rejoins a Mets roster bolstered by the free agent arrival of outfielder Juan Soto on a report 15-year, $765 million deal.
Alonso, 30, is coming off his fourth All-Star season in his six main league campaigns (all with the Mets), however his energy numbers had been down. He completed with 34 homers and 88 RBIs whereas batting .240 with a .329 on-base share and a .459 slugging share. He added 4 house runs and 10 RBIs whereas going 12-for-44 (.273) in 13 playoff video games because the Mets reached the Nationwide League Championship Sequence.
Alonso produced 40 homers and a major-league-high 131 RBIs in 2022, then posted 46 homers and 118 RBIs in 2023.
He loved his greatest season whereas capturing NL Rookie of the Yr honors in 2019, when he socked a major-league-best 53 homers and drove in 120 runs whereas hitting .260/.358/.583.
Over 846 profession video games, Alonso owns a .249/.339/.514 batting line with 226 house runs and 586 RBIs.
–Discipline Degree Media
