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He\u2019s a guy that really has a nature about him where it\u2019s just his duty, no matter how he feels or what he does, to be on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-king-of-queens\">King Of Queens<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, a return to Queens remains in the cards as well. The New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman reports the Mets have opened contract talks with Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nice start to discussions could possibly bode well for the\u00a0Mets\u2019 chances to retain Alonso,\u201d Heyman reports. \u201cBut his market should be much more robust this year than last year after a much better season, no qualifying offer attachment and an apparent willingness to do more DHing despite being a year older.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMets baseball president David Stearns said at his media session he\u2019d very much like to have Alonso back, and he\u2019s telling people that Alonso\u2019s presence is important as a terrific producer and also as a protector for superstar Juan Soto,\u201d Heyman added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete\u2019s clearly a really good offensive player and I think for any team, the ability to get his bat in the lineup in multiple ways is helpful,\u201d Stearns said, according to NJ.com\u2019s Max Goodman. \u201cIt\u2019s great to know that Pete is open to stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other teams in the mix, according to Heyman, are the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-bronx-tale\">Bronx Tale<\/h2>\n<p>What about the Yankees, you ask? Just yesterday it seemed like moving to the Bronx was on the table for Alonso. Not so fast, says NJ.com\u2019s Randy Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees likely will pass on trying to sign Pete Alonso and all of the other free agent first basemen because they envision Ben Rice manning the position in 2026 after a breakout first full season in the majors,\u201d Miller reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI view Ben Rice as having an everyday role in the big leagues for us next year,\u201d Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, according to Miller. \u201cRight now the lane is first base. As of right now, he\u2019s in our lineup and the more likely spot would be first base.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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 two-time Home Run Derby champion said after the regular season ended he would\u00a0opt out of his contract\u00a0and\u00a0hit the open market,\u00a0which he did last week.<\/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<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<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso opted out of his contract to become a free agent and the Boston Red Sox are showing interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":120451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udd25 TRANSFER SHOCKWAVE: Boston\u2019s pursuit of Pete Alonso just ignited a rivalry war as whispers link the Red Sox to a blockbuster move \u2014 and now BOTH the Yankees and Mets are crashing the chase, turning this into one of the most explosive power battles of the offseason. 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