Alonso is the only player in Mets history with five seasons of at least 30 home runs. His 226 homers are third in franchise history behind Darryl Strawberry (252) and David Wright (242). Alonso also leads the majors with 586 RBIs since joining the Mets in 2019, and only New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has more homers with 232.

Pete Alonso’s meeting with Mets officials in Tampa two weeks ago pushed him toward a return with the club, but his desire for a reunion was also stoked elsewhere.

According to Alonso, he never wanted to go anywhere else. “For me, this was it,” Alonso said. “I mean, throughout the entire off-season, we had the best dialogue from the Mets. And, like, that was it. For us, this was the best opportunity. And for me, I’m just really happy to be back.”