The conversation around the Mets and Pete Alonso has shifted in a way few people expected even a month ago. What once felt like a tense standoff has started to resemble two sides moving toward a real commitment, and that alone changes the tone of the entire offseason in Queens.

A season that forces the Mets to reevaluate their stance

It’s hard to look at Alonso’s 2025 production and think the Mets could ever justify letting him walk. He played all 162 games and delivered a .272 average, a .347 on-base mark, and a .524 slugging percentage. Those numbers speak loudly on their own, but the power output pushes everything into another tier.

Alonso finished the season with 38 home runs, 126 runs driven in, and a 141 wRC+. That level of impact is almost impossible to replace, and the Mets know

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