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A new member of the Baltimore Orioles, power hitter Pete Alonso talked about turning his back on the team with which he played his first seven seasons in Major League Baseball.
He signed a $155 million deal with his new team for the next five seasons.
A free agent, Alonso isn't bitter towards the Mets organization, as he mentions in an interview that he's done his job in every game he's played, and he's played over 1,000 games in a New York uniform. In fact, no one in this organization, nor the team's fans for that matter, can fault Alonso's work ethic, nor the fact that he represented the Mets with dignity at either the All-Star Game or the home run contest. Everyone will remember his record-breaking performance at the 2021 event, when he hit 35 long balls in the first round alone.
He won the derby in 2019 and 2021.
“I feel like we're in the right spot. How could I be salty over that?”
Pete Alonso says he knows he gave everything he had in New York and he's ok with how everything happened this offseason. pic.twitter.com/RPVP7CwMQk
– Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 22, 2025
Known for his power, Alonso did what he could in an organization devoid of a plan and spending blindly, and that's why he liked the Orioles' proposal, as he said he was seduced by the vision of his new team. What do you think that vision is? The Orioles finished last in the American East in 2025 without showing much desire to win, despite a promising roster.
Was it the fact that the team suddenly decided to reach into its back pocket, wanting to attract big-name players and make a few (dubious) trades, that made Alonso leave the American Metropolis, or did he make his decision based on the work being done at the team's practice facility and Oriole Park, making this franchise a destination of choice?
“They were pretty serious right off the bat.”
Pete Alonso said he was ‘blown away' by the Orioles' plans and really gets the organization's vision. pic.twitter.com/CQ2jTckNnZ
– Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 22, 2025
The Polar Bear, as he's known, said he was infatuated with the whole piece, but still looked like a guy in a hurry to leave the Mets. Nevertheless, the Orioles' new first baseman will undoubtedly help the Maryland team's cause on the field and become more serious in the eyes of other players looking for a fresh start.
The 31-year-old also emphasized the fact that his new organization charmed his family, and that weighed in the balance when the time came. Is this an uppercut to his former team? Don't be paranoid, though.
By signing with Baltimore, Alonso is not only changing teams, he'll be playing in another league with new challenges, and he'll have to battle it out with the Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox to prove to his new fans that his signing is the prelude to all kinds of great things.
He has drawn a line under his career in New York to open a new chapter with a team that will need to win very soon, so that Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday, and Adley Rutschman (and Samuel Basallo) can look forward to the next few years with optimism, and not as much of a black hole as last season.
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