“Historic Home Opener: Alonso and Megill Shine as Mets Blank Blue Jays in Thrilling 5-0 Victory!”

However, in this moment, Soto wasn’t the hero.
He popped out to second base and jogged off the field, but the disappointment for Mets fans was only momentary. Before Soto could even leave the field, the PA announcer was calling out the name of a player who currently ranks third on the Mets’ all-time home run leaders, trailing only Darryl Strawberry and David Wright.

For much of the off-season, it seemed like Pete Alonso was destined to be wearing another uniform in 2025. In his six seasons with the Mets, Alonso slashed .249/.339/.514/.854 with 226 home runs and 586 RBIs, but he was entering his age-30 season and seemingly wanted a longer deal than the Mets were willing to give a player they worried would be a soon-to-be-DH. In fact, there were a few days where it seemed realistic that today would be Alonso’s return to Citi Field, only as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.

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