NEW YORK – First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, an individual conversant in the deal advised The Related Press.
The individual spoke on situation of anonymity Wednesday evening as a result of the settlement, first reported by The New York Put up, was topic to a profitable bodily.
Alonso will get a $10 million signing bonus and might choose out after the 2025 season to turn into a free agent once more.
Alonso, who turned 30 on Dec. 7, lingered in the marketplace longer than different high gamers. Amongst different free-agent first basemen, Christian Walker agreed to a $60 million, three-year contract with Houston, and Paul Goldschmidt (New York Yankees) and Carlos Santana (Cleveland) accepted one-year agreements.
Mets proprietor Steve Cohen expressed frustration final month, saying the negotiating was harder than the talks that led to a report $765 million, 15-year contract with Juan Soto, who like Alonso is represented by agent Scott Boras.
“I don’t just like the buildings which are being offered to us,” Steve Cohen stated. “It’s extremely uneven towards us and I really feel strongly about it. I’ll by no means say no. , there’s all the time a chance.
“However the actuality is that we’re shifting ahead and we proceed to usher in gamers. And as we proceed to usher in gamers, the fact is, it turns into more durable to suit Pete into what’s a really costly group of gamers that we have already got.”
Alonso hit 226 homers over six seasons with the New York Mets and have become a four-time All-Star, however his strikeouts steadily elevated to a profession excessive 172 final 12 months whereas his OPS has dropped to a career-low .788.
Nicknamed the Polar Bear, Alonso turned a Citi Subject fan favourite as a home-grown member of the Mets.
He was NL Rookie of the 12 months in 2019, when he hit .260 with a serious league-high 53 homers — a rookie report — and 120 RBIs. He had a career-high 131 RBIs in 2022.
Alonso batted a career-low .217 in 2023 whereas hitting 46 homers and driving in 118 runs and hit .240 with 34 homers and 88 RBIs this 12 months. His three-run, ninth-inning residence run off Devin Williams lifted the Mets over Milwaukee within the decisive third sport of their NL Wild Card Sequence.
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