{"id":113653,"date":"2025-10-28T15:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=113653"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:53:21","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-breaking-red-sox-set-to-make-a-bold-play-for-mets-pete-alonso-how-the-sluggers-massive-power-bat-could-reinvent-bostons-offense-and-propel-them-bac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=113653","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 \u201cBREAKING: Red Sox Set to Make a Bold Play for Mets&#8217; Pete Alonso \u2014 How the Slugger\u2019s Massive Power Bat Could Reinvent Boston\u2019s Offense and Propel Them Back into Championship Contention in 2026!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2046592\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Boston Red Sox are among the best free-agent fits for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, The Athletic\u2019s Jim Bowden reports.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso is the No. 3 free agent overall, according to Bowden, behind Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker and Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber.<\/p>\n<p>Bowden lists the Red Sox, Mets, Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers as the prime contenders for Alonso, with an expected price tag of six years and $182 million.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-contract-comps\">Contract Comps<\/h2>\n<p>He arrived at that number based on the following contract comps: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (six years, $162 million), Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (six years, $162 million), and former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschsmidt (five years, $130 million).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlonso became the Mets\u2019 all-time home run leader this year (he\u2019s now at 264) and he put together a nice rebound season after a down 2024, hitting 38 bombs and leading the National League with 41 doubles,\u201d Bowden writes. \u201cHe is beloved in Queens, and the feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Mets were not willing to give him a long-term contract last offseason, and if they don\u2019t change their tune this time around, they\u2019ll probably lose him,\u201d Bowden adds. \u201cAlonso has belted 37 or more homers in each of the last five seasons and although he\u2019s a below-average defender at first base, he works at it and he\u2019s durable, having played all 162 games in each of the past two seasons. Alonso has a player option worth $24 million he\u2019s expected to decline. He made $30 million in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-expanding-market\">Expanding Market<\/h2>\n<p>MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand\u00a0reports the Giants also make sense for Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman\u00a0says he\u2019s hearing about interest in the slugger from the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alonso, a two-time Home Run Derby champion said after the regular season ended he will\u00a0opt out of his contract\u00a0and\u00a0hit the open market.<\/p>\n<p>A five-time All-Star, Alonso was a free agent last winter and didn\u2019t find a multi-year, nine-figure contract to his liking so he returned to the Mets, who gave him a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt-out clause.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Alonso hit 38 home runs this season, which was\u00a0eighth-best\u00a0in the majors, and\u00a0drove in 126 runs, second only to\u00a0Schwarber.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Alonso, a home-grown Mets star, spent seven seasons in Queens. This year he became the\u00a0franchise\u2019s all-time home run leader, surpassing eight-time All-Star\u00a0Darryl Strawberry.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox spent much of the 2025 campaign trying to find a fit at first base after watching\u00a0Triston Casas\u00a0go down with a\u00a0season-ending knee injury.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>Featured image via John E. 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