It took until February 12 of the offseason to figure out where Pete Alonso would continue his MLB career. In the end, nothing changed — he stayed in New York and remained the slugger for the Mets.

Through 33 games, Alonso has an OPS (on base-plus-slugging) of 1.137 for the NL East-leading Mets. A career .249 hitter entering 2025, his batting average is .345 and he’s also drawn 24 walks. Alonso said his drive to take his game to the next level was spurred on by getting a taste of the playoffs last year,