To Boston Red Sox fans who are praying nightly for Pete Alonso to arrive as a Christmas gift, another Alonso update has surfaced! This time in the form of free-agent intel from The Athletic‘s Jim Bowden, who wrote on Wednesday that the New York Mets super-slugger is most likely to end up with the Red Sox or re-join the Mets, above all other outcomes.
“There are several teams besides the Mets who are potentially shopping for a first baseman, including the Red Sox, Pirates, Reds, Angels, Rays, Nationals, Diamondbacks, Rockies and Twins,” Bowden wrote (subscription required). “However, his two most likely landing spots remain the Mets and Red Sox.”
Bowden’s reporting aligns with recent info from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, who identified Boston as the suitor most capable of swiping Alonso from Queens in the dark of the offseason night.
Whoever secures Alonso is securing powerful production mixed with durability — a lethal combination.
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Alonso delivered a bounteous 2025 season for the New York Mets, slashing .272/.347/.524/.871 with 38 home runs, an NL-leading 41 doubles, and 126 RBI across 709 plate appearances. The Polar Bear was selected to his fifth All-Star Game and finished 11th in NL MVP voting.
Alonso appeared in every single game of the regular season.
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