Alonso ended up re-signing with New York (two years, $54 million with a player option after the first year), but his presence in the middle of the Mets’ lineup wasn’t always a given. In free agency, as he put it, Alonso and agent Scott Boras received “dialogue from a number of places over the course of the offseason.”

Pete Alonso enjoyed playing the role of hero against the Marlins this week, and the veteran Mets slugger has brought energy to a lineup still waiting to produce with consistency.

Pete Alonso hit a grand slam and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Monday night. Starling Marte, Luis Torrens and Brandon Nimmo also went deep for the Mets, who finished with 11 hits in the opener of a three-game series. Every starter in the lineup had at least one.

Juan Soto scores off a Pete Alonso double in the top of the first inning for the Mets vs. the Marlins.

Following the Mets' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday, how catchers Luis Torrens and Hayden Senger performed at and behind the plate was discussed.

Pete Alonso crushes a 3-run homer to tie the game for the Mets in the top of the eighth inning vs. the Marlins.

After an offseason in which the Mets spent over a billion dollars, their best player early on might be their $1.5 million ostensible backup catcher.

He struggled to find solid contact during the Mets’ season-opening series against Houston, but Miami’s balmy climate provided a warm welcome for the Polar Bear. Alonso, a Flor

The Mets were four outs from their second series loss before Pete Alonso tied the game with a home run and they defeated the Marlins in extra innings.