{"id":68413,"date":"2025-12-12T04:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/68413\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T04:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:15:08","slug":"pete-alonso-delivers-heartfelt-farewell-message-to-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/68413\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Alonso delivers heartfelt farewell message to Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso, who was a lifelong Met before signing with the Orioles on Wednesday, posted a heartfelt message to Instagram, thanking the fans for supporting him through his first seven MLB seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York, thank you,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSJXKiGANRp\/?igsh=OXJlMXhidW16MThx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the post read<\/a>. \u201cThese last few years have shaped me in ways I\u2019ll carry for the rest of my life. This city demands your best and I\u2019m proud to look back knowing I gave everything I had into earning the privilege of wearing that jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso continued by thanking the Mets\u2019 coaching staff and teammates throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been blessed with incredible teammates, coaches, trainers, staff, and countless people who helped shape me into the player and man I am today,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m forever grateful for every person who challenged me, supported me and believed in me along the way.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.46494993;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37908703\" width=\"864\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/09-28-25-new-york-112375088.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Alonso in the dugout after the New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-0.\" class=\"wp-image-37908703\"  \/>Pete Alonso of the New York Mets reacts in the dugout. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the passion. Thank you for the love. Even the tough love that comes with playing for New York. When it came time for first pitch, thank you for being electric through it all. Thank you for getting rowdy every time I stepped up to the plate and made the building shake when the ball found a seat over the wall. Your energy fueled me more than you\u2019ll ever know. You believed in me, and you made me better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/10\/sports\/pete-alonso-bolts-for-155-million-orioles-contract-in-mets-crusher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">five-year deal worth $155 million<\/a> with Baltimore, with it later being revealed that the Mets did not even make a formal offer to the first baseman.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.42618384;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37908709\" width=\"841\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/francisco-lindor-12-new-york-112370388.jpg\" alt=\"Francisco Lindor hugs Pete Alonso after Alonso lines out ending the fifth inning.\" class=\"wp-image-37908709\"  \/>Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets greets Pete Alonso of the New York Mets after Alonso lines out with the bases loaded. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The five-time All-Star is coming off a season where he posted a slash line of .272\/.347\/.524 with a NL-leading 41 doubles and 38 home runs, earning him the first Silver Slugger of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso\u2019s deal came just a day after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/09\/sports\/edwin-diaz-heading-to-dodgers-in-massive-mets-blow\/#:~:text=Edwin%20D%C3%ADaz%20and%20the%20World,annual%20value%20for%20a%20reliever.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edwin Diaz bolted to the Dodgers<\/a> for a three-year, $69 million contract with the reigning World Series champs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelivering insights on all things Amazin\u2019s\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\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<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>After losing franchise staples in Alonso and Diaz, Mets owner Steve Cohen had a sympathetic and optimistic message for the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI totally understand the fans\u2019 reaction,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/10\/sports\/the-mets-have-blown-it-all-up-and-for-what\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cohen texted The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman<\/a> on Wednesday.\u00a0\u201cThere is lots of offseason left to put a playoff team on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday. 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