The Mets either traded away or lost in free agency three key pieces of the franchise this week.<\/p>\n
Pete Alonso<\/p>\n
How acquired: Drafted in the second round (No. 64 overall) in 2016 out of the University of Florida.<\/p>\n
Tenure with the Mets: 7 seasons<\/p>\n
Highlights: It has to start with his famous three-run, go-ahead home run off now-Mets closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2024 wild-card series, with the Mets down to their final out. <\/p>\n
Pete Alonso Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
There were the back-to-back Home Run Derby titles in 2019 \u2014 as a rookie \u2013 and in 2021 (there was no Derby in 2020). <\/p>\n
There was his Rookie of the Year and five-time All-Star honors. And there was nightly brilliance, resulting in him becoming the Mets\u2019 all-time home run leader last year. <\/p>\n
Oh, and we can\u2019t forget his coining the phrase LFGM for \u201cLet\u2019s f\u2013king go Mets.\u201d<\/p>\n
How it ended: After two years of an uncertain long-term future, he opted out of his two-year deal after last season and on Wednesday signed a five-year, $155M deal with the Orioles <\/a>in free agency. The Mets did not even make an offer, the Post\u2019s Joel Sherman reported.<\/p>\n Edwin D\u00edaz<\/p>\n How acquired: Acquired from the Mariners along with Robinson Cano in a seven-player trade in 2018, with the Mets most notably giving up the then-heralded prospect Jarred Kelenic.<\/p>\n Tenure with the Mets: Seven seasons, though he missed the entire 2023 season due to injury<\/p>\n Edwin D\u00edaz Corey Sipkin \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Highlights: His entrance to Timmy Trumpet\u2019s \u201cNarco\u201d became one of the most exciting attractions in the sport, and he lived up to it by emerging as perhaps the best \u2014 and most electric \u2014 closer in MLB. <\/p>\n He overcame a brutal first season with the team \u2014 during which the trade was lambasted \u2014 to become a fan favorite and two-time All-Star with the team. <\/p>\n Missing the 2023 season after tearing his patellar tendon while celebrating in the World Baseball Classic was a lowlight, though.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelivering insights on all things Amazin\u2019s\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n