Blue Jays’ path to an AL East repeat narrows as Orioles sign Pete Alonso

Blue Jays’ path to an AL East repeat narrows as Orioles sign Pete Alonso

ORLANDO, Fla. — The pathway to repeating as American League champions just got notably more challenging for the Blue Jays.

As the Winter Meetings drew to a close here on Wednesday, the baseball world was abuzz with word that slugging first baseman Pete Alonso had agreed to a five-year, $155-million US contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

The injection of that bat into the O’s lineup immediately will bolster their prospects of climbing out of the division basement and provide a stout challenge to the heavyweights of the division, including the Jays, who captured the crown with a 94-win season in 2025.

Alonso, the long-time Mets power hitter had stayed in New York in 2025 on a one-year $30-million US deal after failing to get the

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