And while the Mets might be tempted to negotiate a new deal with Alonso amid his hot start or hope that he returns for the second year of that contract, team owner Steve Cohen recently announced that Alonso will certainly opt out and seek a new contract as a free agent at the end of the year.

The New York Mets made tons of splashes during the offseason. One splash was signing outfielder Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million deal. The other splash the Mets made was re-signing first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year,