After a lengthy contract dispute with the Mets, Alonso ended up signing a two-year deal worth $54 million with an opt-out. His performance this season and Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent 14-year, $500 million extension couldn’t be coinciding at a better time for the slugger.

Pete Alonso came back to the Mets after a protracted negotiation that still leaves his future in doubt. His hot start to the season is proving that the Mets made one big mistake in how they brought him back.

Pete Alonso's MLB Stats to start the season has the Mets President of Baseball Ops claiming he's, "unlike anything I've seen before"