David Stearns makes Mets' Pete Alonso intentions clear ahead of free agency
Alonso, 29, hit .240 with a career-low .788 OPS in his sixth season with the Mets, hitting 34 home runs and recording 88 RBIs.
Pete Alonso was at Citi Field on Wednesday packing up belongings for shipment home in his final days before he reaches free agency.
The first baseman stated after the Mets lost Sunday to the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS that he hopes for a return to the only MLB franchise he’s known.
That sentiment was matched Wednesday by the team’s president of baseball operations, David Stearns.
“[Alonso] is a great Met and I hope we have him back,” Stearns said during an end-of-season wrap-up session with reporters. “I think we both understand this is a process and everyone has got their own interests and Pete deserves to go out into the free agent market and see what’s out there and then ultimately make the best choice for him and his family.”
Alonso, 29, will be maybe the premier power threat available on the market this winter. What remains to be seen is if the Mets value him enough to pay him long-term dollars after a season in which he produced a .240/.329/.459 slash line with 34 homers and 88 RBIs while playing all 162 games.
Alonso has 226 homers in six seasons — Aaron Judge is the only MLB player to have hit more during that stretch. Darryl Strawberry is the all-time Mets home run leader with 252.
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