"BREAKING: First baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Alonso leaves the Mets to make a loaded AL East even better. Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 10, 2025"
"Let's look at him, alright? He got injured in year two. So, he hits 53 home runs and 120 RBIs his first year in 2019. Next year, he gets hurt, only played in 57 games. Still smacks 16 home runs, 35 RBIs. Next year, 37 home runs, 94 RBIs. The year after that, 2022, 40 home runs, 131 RBIs. To Smith's credit, he quickly realized his mistake with the 2020 season. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the MLB regular season was only 60 games. With 57 games played, Alonso appeared in nearly every game of that shortened season. Actually, 2020 was Covid, Smith clarified. I apologize. You gotta remember that, because there was a truncated season because all the stuff that was going on in Covid."
Pete Alonso agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract to join the Baltimore Orioles after seven MLB seasons with the New York Mets. Stephen A. Smith criticized the Mets' roster moves and referenced Alonso's playing history while reacting to the signing. Smith recounted Alonso's 2019 rookie numbers, an abbreviated 2020 campaign, and subsequent seasons, initially stating Alonso was injured and barely played in the shortened season. Smith then corrected himself, acknowledging 2020 was a truncated, 60-game season due to Covid-19. Social media users mocked Smith's initial mistake, and the Mets had previously lost closer Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.
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