Pete Alonso opted to signal a shorter-term cope with a better first-year worth to stick with the Mets.
Alonso agreed to phrases on a two-year, $54 million contract with an opt-out after 12 months one on Wednesday evening by passing up one other provide from the Mets, The Put up’s Jon Heyman reported.
The Mets had provided a three-year, $71 million deal as properly to maintain Alonso in Queens.
Nonetheless, the primary baseman agreed to the shorter contract — which incorporates an opt-out clause for the second 12 months and pays him $30 million within the first 12 months — betting on himself to earn a longer-term cope with his play subsequent season.
The choice follows the techniques that different Scott Boras purchasers have adopted, with Heyman mentioning that Blake Snell, Carlos Correa and Matt Chapman have all adopted related paths and have ended up with multi-year contracts the following 12 months.
Mets followers, possession and Alonso himself are doubtless all glad to lastly have this put to mattress after an prolonged offseason of contract negotiations dragging on.
Alonso has been the face of the Mets after enjoying his complete profession with the group, which chosen him within the second spherical of the 2016 MLB Draft.
The slugger has hit 226 house runs courting again to 2019, which ranks second solely behind one other New York slugger, Yankees outfielder Aaron Choose (232).
He’s additionally coming off a season wherein his common season left a bit to be desired however he enshrined himself into the hearts of Mets followers much more together with his postseason efficiency, which included his game-winning house run towards the Brewers in Recreation 3 of the wild-card spherical.
The free agent market by no means panned out fairly the way in which Alonso doubtless belieived it will, however now he returns to a Mets lineup that now consists of Juan Soto, who the Mets signed earlier this offseason to a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract.